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I'm probably prone to this, with every single predisposition you listed. I can't overstate how much getting fit helped me. I absolutely still get burned out, w
by zukzuk 2y ago
I'm probably prone to this, with every single predisposition you listed.
I can't overstate how much getting fit helped me. I absolutely still get burned out, with the same depression, anxiety, and existential malaise, but the lows are never as low, and it is always much, much easier to bounce back.
I don't know how much of it is a purely psychological sense of resilience you build up by regularly putting yourself through difficult physical stressors in small doses, and how much of it is from physical changes that (presumably) improve your autonomic function and balance... but whatever it is, it's been life changing, going on about 10+ years now, depending how I count it.
- cjbgkagh 2y agoJust want to add, for some there is the issue of post exertional malaise (PEM) when cardio becomes counter productive. Those can often still weightlift without triggering PEM. This is predominantly how I managed it for most of my life and worked ok until the covid vaccine triggered another setback. It's directly linked to stress, I think the predispositions are linked to not being able to ameliorate stress so anything that helps manage stress will help.