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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Swimming cures my depression. When I feel blue, I get myself in the pool for a few hours, and by the time I'm out I feel happy again. If I miss a day I get all mopey and grumpy, which is why this tapering thing sucks.
BTW, my motivation for getting to the pool when I'm depressed (besides knowing it will help, since that isn't always enough) is my girlfriend. She refuses to talk to me when I haven't been in the pool or the gym.
Swimming cures my depression. When I feel blue, I get myself in the pool for a few hours, and by the time I'm out I feel happy again. If I miss a day I get all mopey and grumpy, which is why this tapering thing sucks.
BTW, my motivation for getting to the pool when I'm depressed (besides knowing it will help, since that isn't always enough) is my girlfriend. She refuses to talk to me when I haven't been in the pool or the gym.
