▲ 272 ▼ Anon may have depression (sh.itjust.works) submitted 3 years ago by newIdentity@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@lemmy.ml 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 40 points 3 years ago (3 children) Thanks, now I’m a depressed powerlifter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] deetz@kbin.social 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not for long. Exercise does massively help depression. Being able to get yourself to exercise while depressed is the hard part. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 18 points 3 years ago Not necessarily. Lifting is great for depression but not all causes. Sometimes you have something else up there that needs fixed. Maybe it’s ptsd and you need therapy, maybe it’s a different kind of chemical imbalance, maybe it’s gender dysphoria, maybe it’s insufficient social fulfillment, etc. Keep lifting, but also start seeking new treatments with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpicyPeaSoup@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago It happens, but the numbness goes away for a few hours a week, and now you're swole and juicy af. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 4 points 3 years ago Pro tip, use a spotter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deetz@kbin.social 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not for long. Exercise does massively help depression. Being able to get yourself to exercise while depressed is the hard part. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 18 points 3 years ago Not necessarily. Lifting is great for depression but not all causes. Sometimes you have something else up there that needs fixed. Maybe it’s ptsd and you need therapy, maybe it’s a different kind of chemical imbalance, maybe it’s gender dysphoria, maybe it’s insufficient social fulfillment, etc. Keep lifting, but also start seeking new treatments with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 18 points 3 years ago Not necessarily. Lifting is great for depression but not all causes. Sometimes you have something else up there that needs fixed. Maybe it’s ptsd and you need therapy, maybe it’s a different kind of chemical imbalance, maybe it’s gender dysphoria, maybe it’s insufficient social fulfillment, etc. Keep lifting, but also start seeking new treatments with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpicyPeaSoup@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago It happens, but the numbness goes away for a few hours a week, and now you're swole and juicy af. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 4 points 3 years ago Pro tip, use a spotter. permalink fedilink source parent
