Do you eat healthy & exercise

[JoeMezz]

Exercise lots as it helps a lot mentally. Diet hit and miss, could be a lot worse though

[JBZ]

Always makin gainz

[Jimmy Quinn]

I totally agree that exercise helps mentally plus it's a great stress reliever

[Jimmy Quinn]

Answers on a postcard if you understand JBZ's post!

[Crackity Jones]

My diet is OK but I don't exercise nearly enough. I have yet to find something that fits with my lifestyle that I can stick to. I also drink too much - probably 20-25 units per week. I'm in my 50s,  overweight (5-10 kg) and conscious of it.

[DV]

I’m evidently in the minority but I found exercise was an awful idea many years ago when I was depressed.

I was fine exercising but ended up having massive come downs that made me feel worse than I didd to begin with.

[Jimmy Quinn]

I guess it's ok until you start getting any health issues

[Sippo]

Beer and rum is my downfall.

[JBZ]

Answers on a postcard if you understand JBZ's post!

Those who exercise like to make gainz.

[Jimmy Quinn]

I’m evidently in the minority but I found exercise was an awful idea many years ago when I was depressed.

I was fine exercising but ended up having massive come downs that made me feel worse than I didd to begin with.

That's quite interesting as you never hear of anyone having come downs after exercise but it must be more common that we know about. How did you get by at the time medication, professional help or did it eventually pass with time.

[Jimmy Quinn]

Those who exercise like to make gainz.

In what way as not everyone is interested in going to the gym many do it just to feel good

[DV]

That's quite interesting as you never hear of anyone having come downs after exercise but it must be more common that we know about. How did you get by at the time medication, professional help or did it eventually pass with time.

First, I must clarify it was self diagnosed.
I went to a doctor who basically decide to take a blood test and really didn’t listen to me at all. I’ve genuinely never felt so humiliated and small as when I left his office.

Lots of people have difference experiences of it but my two spells of it where due to specific things depressing me.

Things I wanted/needed to change but had limited to no control over - so didn’t think any professional help would have been any use.

Thankfully in both cases things got resolved one way or another and it’s never been an issue since.

[Jimmy Quinn]

Thanks for being so open and sharing on a forum and glad that your now in a good place.

[DV]

Thanks for being so open and sharing on a forum and glad that your now in a good place.

Truth be told still feel somewhat like a fraud claiming I had depression seen as it was self diagnosed and about specific things.

Particularly when other people (like those who have opened up on here before) suffer from it constantly but also can’t even put an exact reason on why they feel the way they do - they just do.

They have to live with it rather than solve it.

I imagine that can be completely soul destroying.

[Jimmy Quinn]

No doubts you had stuff going on at the time which made you feel depressed but you managed to find a way to overcome those low points which will hopefully help you through life.