I know many people just go to the pool, no matter what, they don't give themselves a choice, but I've succumbed to bad case of blues. Swimming always has been my salvation for depression, but now I am finding it very hard to get out of the house to get to the pool.
I know "inertia begets inertia" (I read that once); thus I just gotta get myself to the pool. Anyone out there have any ways they trick their minds/bodies when it feels like the world is made of cement? Drugs aren't the answer for me; been there, done them. Swimming really has been an incredible help. I have swim goals: I'm not accomplishing them due to the incredible pull of my cozy bed and evening "house" clothes.
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Ugh, I feel the same way as isobel. So far my swimming hasn't really be affected, but I fear it will be soon. All I really do is work (excessively,) sleep (excessively) and swim. I recognize that my sleeping is a sign of depression. I have been diagnosed with depression and have been seeing someone, although am not currently on meds. Last night was a real struggle to get to the pool.
I started swimming again because I moved to a new (small) town where I don't know anyone, and lately I don't really care if I get to know anyone. I thought swimming would help me meet people, but it seems like I'm the only one ever there swimming laps and I'm just a pain in the lifeguards butt because they don't get to go home early. I guess that's if they even show up in the first place.
I set goals, and I'm highly competative so I really want to acheive them. But yesterday's swim was just horrible, I couldn't get into any type of rythym and I was so slow for the first half it was embarassing. Needless to say I'm not too motivated to go back right now, and the darn county board scheduled a meeting during my swim time this evening that I have to cover. It's a convenient excuse.
Maybe it is SAD, as the depression has increased 10-fold, since the snow fences went up at the beaches - that means winter is just around the corner. Any other suggestions to stay motivated? a team and swim buddies arent' really options for me. (My town has a myspace-like social networking site that I even tried posting on to see if anyone would want to swim laps with me...no takers)
Ugh, I feel the same way as isobel. So far my swimming hasn't really be affected, but I fear it will be soon. All I really do is work (excessively,) sleep (excessively) and swim. I recognize that my sleeping is a sign of depression. I have been diagnosed with depression and have been seeing someone, although am not currently on meds. Last night was a real struggle to get to the pool.
I started swimming again because I moved to a new (small) town where I don't know anyone, and lately I don't really care if I get to know anyone. I thought swimming would help me meet people, but it seems like I'm the only one ever there swimming laps and I'm just a pain in the lifeguards butt because they don't get to go home early. I guess that's if they even show up in the first place.
I set goals, and I'm highly competative so I really want to acheive them. But yesterday's swim was just horrible, I couldn't get into any type of rythym and I was so slow for the first half it was embarassing. Needless to say I'm not too motivated to go back right now, and the darn county board scheduled a meeting during my swim time this evening that I have to cover. It's a convenient excuse.
Maybe it is SAD, as the depression has increased 10-fold, since the snow fences went up at the beaches - that means winter is just around the corner. Any other suggestions to stay motivated? a team and swim buddies arent' really options for me. (My town has a myspace-like social networking site that I even tried posting on to see if anyone would want to swim laps with me...no takers)
