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.
Isobel, I hope it helps, at least a little, to realize you are not alone. sbchick4, you might try asking the lifeguards at the pool if there are any other lap swimmers (at different times of the day) who might be interested in swimming a workout with you. who knows? you could maybe start a small masters team, and pretty soon you'd have some pretty grateful fellow swimmers to hang out with.
Good luck to everyone out there with mood vicissitudes! And Isobel, let us know how goes your quest to get to the pool. Maybe post here once a week and let us know how many practices you made, duration optional!
Isobel, I hope it helps, at least a little, to realize you are not alone. sbchick4, you might try asking the lifeguards at the pool if there are any other lap swimmers (at different times of the day) who might be interested in swimming a workout with you. who knows? you could maybe start a small masters team, and pretty soon you'd have some pretty grateful fellow swimmers to hang out with.
Good luck to everyone out there with mood vicissitudes! And Isobel, let us know how goes your quest to get to the pool. Maybe post here once a week and let us know how many practices you made, duration optional!
