You think YOU need to get to the pool...

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aqueoushumor — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:32:47 GMT

What kind of therapy would have helped his lawyer "buddy?"

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debgort — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 03:07:33 GMT

that is why i swim rather than do the machines or dry land stuff. I can think things out and many times get things wokred out in the water. Just me and my thoughts!

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Former Member — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:14:42 GMT

I have bipolar disorder, though it's only relatively recently been correctly diagnosed as such after years of depression diagnoses. Exercise really is an effective tool in the toolbox of coping skills, though when I'm depressed or slipping into a depression it's so hard to get the energy to do it. That's one of the most insidious things about depression - your brain is lying to you. I've also read that you have to be careful with it when verging on hypomania or mania because it can be energizing and help push you over the edge. I haven't experienced this so far and think that the benefits far outweigh the risks, if only because being tired helps regulate my sleep. Any tendencies towards grandiosity I might develop in the pool are quite thoroughly quashed by the clock.

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Former Member — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:40:02 GMT

Get to the pool and put on your jammer. Came accross this video Speedo Fastskin3 Jammer Fitting Guide Presented by ProSwimwear - YouTube

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Sojerz — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:33:01 GMT

For Brandeis professor Morrie Schwartz, who's philosophies Mitch Albom shared with readers in Tuesday's with Morrie, the formula was to dance every day. I'm not sure that it matters whether one swims, dances, or finds another source of stress relief and karma. Becuase sensory input is so low while you swim, it seems to provide a great opportunity for thinking things through, calming down, and feeling good.

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Former Member — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:30:33 GMT

I think it was an autobiography by one of the US 4 x 100 stars - Angel someone? who swam with Dara Torres. Interesting that she (Angel) and Dara both suffered from mental illness/eating disorders. I wonder how much of that was brought on by competetive swimming, and how much swimming helped their conditions.

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Swimosaur — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:23:57 GMT

... no one can see her cry or hear her scream in the water ... I think there was a book with such a title ... Amanda Beard: In the Water They Can't See You Cry

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Allen Stark — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:20:58 GMT

"In the Water They Can't See You Cry" is the autobiography of Amanda Beard,who did suffer from depression and eating disorders. As a psychiatrist I recommend regular exercise to practically all my patients.If ones symptoms are severe,exercise isn't enough,but it helps.

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poolraat — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:20:37 GMT

Amanda Beard has just written a book called In the Water They Can't See you Cry. Interesting read about her eating disorder and other problems and how they related to her swimming.

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Former Member — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 11:25:48 GMT

In Death is a Lonely Business by Ray Bradbury, the Constance Rattigan character swims daily. At one point she and the narrator check into a hotel room, and she bribes the employees in order to be allowed to swim at midnight. The narrator wonders what is this obsession with swimming, and she explains that no one can see her cry or hear her scream in the water. I have heard more than one swimmer make similar comments -- of both genders. I think there was a book with such a title advertised in the USMS magazine but also don't have that in front of me. Personally I have never screamed or cried in the pool, and probably done much less of both than normal outside of the pool, but we all need to recharge or mentally re-order things to be in a better perspective. And it is not just swimmers -- I have come across some runners and cyclists verbalizing some very peculiar thoughts when they thought they were all alone on a deserted part of the course. I just say hello (or "on your left") as I pass, and never make a comment because whatever I heard was none of my business!

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Former Member — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 07:20:50 GMT

Um, am i the only one who thinks perhaps a good therapist might have been a better option? I mean swimming's awesome and all but.... Sydned: to be sure a little talk therapy might have gone a long way. Although so much of it is so poor that it might not have made much of a difference. Controlling for quality, a little magic wand of cognitive therapy, well-delivered and embraced by the client? Yes, indeed. What made the story so powerful to me is precisely its exaggerated quality. Like a fable or a folk tale. Like many of those posting a response to this thread, I have become acutely aware of the role that swimming plays in my ongoing mental health, against a backdrop of depression. For some of us, it's swim or crumple. Or spiral off into anxiety, or binge, or god knows what. So I get the good doctor's strategy, even if it seems out of scale somehow.

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Former Member — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 06:48:31 GMT

Um, am i the only one who thinks perhaps a good therapist might have been a better option? I mean swimming's awesome and all but.... Seconded. But I am a big proponent of swim therapy.

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swimshark — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 05:49:11 GMT

There's nothing quite like being alone with your thoughts while swimming. I agree. On a bad day, there is nothing like pounding the water as if it were human.

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Celestial — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:54:56 GMT

Swimming is certainly a life saver for me, too. I suffer from melancholy, despite antidepressants. Some times they just don't work. Swimming always does.

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sydned — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:33:23 GMT

Um, am i the only one who thinks perhaps a good therapist might have been a better option? I mean swimming's awesome and all but....

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gdanner — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:27:22 GMT

There's nothing quite like being alone with your thoughts while swimming.

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Former Member — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:59:59 GMT

I often find that job stress melts away as I ferry from one end of the pool to the other ... Excellent therapy. :chillpill: Same here! Not only job stress, but general life stress! :applaud:

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rxleakem — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:10:41 GMT

I often find that job stress melts away as I ferry from one end of the pool to the other ... Excellent therapy. :chillpill:

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JWAJack — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:48:25 GMT

In most aquatic environs, it's best to avoid the man in the gray suit. (This said by an attorney.)

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Patrick W. Brundage — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:48:10 GMT

Imagine: swimming every single day, just to calm you enough to avoid ... an encounter with the lawyer. Makes perfect sense to me ;)

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__steve__ — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:02:10 GMT

Water is essential for life.