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Exercise might not be a “cure” for depression, but it’s definitely an excellent treatment for it, potentially on par with pharmaceuticals: https://www.psychcon
by cainxinth 6y ago
Exercise might not be a “cure” for depression, but it’s definitely an excellent treatment for it, potentially on par with pharmaceuticals:
https://www.psychcongress.com/article/evidence-exercise-antidepressant-growing-underrecognized https://www.psychcongress.com/article/evidence-exercise-anti...
- redis_mlc 6y agoThanks for the link. I tell people with mental health issues that cardio exercise is like acupuncture for your cardiovascular and nervous systems, but it's nice to have a Western medical reference too.
- thotsBgone 6y agoIn the theory of depression as an attractor state in a dynamical system[1], exercise would be one of many small cures for depression. To cure depression, one would likely have to combine several small cures, none of which would work on their own. For example: diet, exercise, amount of sleep, timing of sleep, pharmaceuticals, behavioural activation, cognitive distortions, social life, life circumstances, as well as any physical health issues which could be contributing to depression. I no longer have depression, and it was a combination of small factors which did it for me. 1: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/ontology-of-psychiatric-conditions-34e https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/ontology-of-psychiatri...
- Yanker 6y agoDid the removal of thots have anything to do with the curing your depression?
- thotsBgone 6y agoA sense of humour didn't hurt.
- jonesn11 6y agoTotally agree with the small factors take: For me, it would be diet, exercise, amount of sleep, sleep time, behavioral activation, translating unhelpful to helpful thoughts, social life, life circumstances, minimizing tempting distractions and having bluetooth music stations available at all times helps tremendously.