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Has exercise helped your mental health? (pawb.social)

submitted 8 months ago by savvywolf@pawb.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Just a simple question to those of you suffering from depression, anxiety or are just going through a tough time. Now or sometime in the past.

Have you tried exercising, and did it help? What kind, and how did it make you feel?

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[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I think you’ve identified the issue. Sleep is just as important. Substituting one for the other won’t get you anywhere.

That said, personally I find it much easier to sleep when I am exercising adequately.

[-] papalonian@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

It's really just the time aspect of things. Working out when I get home means everything else I need to do gets pushed back at least an hour. I'd love to get a better sleep schedule, and I've been trying to focus on it the last week or two, but I've just got so much crap to do and having no time to decompress between activities is wearing me out. Sometimes I have to eat dinner and go straight to bed, which my body does not like. I'll figure something out eventually, but right now things just kinda suck 🤷🏾‍♂️

[-] Kage520@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

My watch pointed out my HRV suffers if I eat right before bed. It shows how "restful" my sleep is and if I eat in the last two hours before bed, the sleep barely gets into "rest" levels. Like equivalent to sitting down in a chair instead of sleeping for the first couple hours.

I know it sucks but maybe consider a larger lunch and just a light protein shake or something before bed if you really need calories then. I'm still figuring all this out too, but that really makes a big difference for me

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