Posted by emmanuel98 on December 5, 2009, at 19:24:40
In reply to Re: Umm. Let's Not Ignore the Science, posted by SLS on December 5, 2009, at 19:15:11
I'll just add to this thread that when I was really depressed, exercise, if I could get myself to do it, made me feel better for an hour or two. But then I'd go back to feeling horrible. Sometimes, I'd break out in tears at the gym. When I have been not depressed, but sometimes have anxiety, exercise is great, pulls me out of the anxiety and keeps me out for a while. I think severe depression -- really severe, where you're nearly catatonic -- doesn't respond to exercise but milder depression and anxiety does.
Anyway, that's my experience. And maybe severe anxiety doesn't either. I don't know because I've never suffered from severe anxiety.
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