Tips to reduce Depression

[LukeMC]

1. Do not read newspapers.

They still exist?

Our school librarian keeps the front shelf stocked up with newspapers each morning for us to pick up on our way in if we're interested. There's something strangely satisfying about holding a physical copy on your hands. Perhaps it's just for the kicks we get out of drawing facial hair on David Cameron...

[Amphora]

4. Get physical exercise

Adults forget about exercise when suffering from depression. Make sure you are exercising daily and sending more oxygen to your brain cells. The result of exercise will improve your health as well as your attitude.

Not only is excercising good for your overall health, but it makes you happy! And exercise gets your edorphins going.

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[Eilonnwy]

stopped watching the news years ago! I know plenty of people who think I am crazy and that I am missing out on important information, but anytime there is a vote they send out information on the measures and I do pay some attention to presidential coverage so I can make informed decisions on who to vote for.

I like national and world news. Local news is usually annoying. I don't like seeing people on the street interviewed, they say the stupidest shit or state the obvious. "How does the robbery make you feel?" "It makes me feel very unsafe, you never know who could come in and do something like that" e_e

Besides, I don't care about a shooting in another town or a car accident on the highway. Only local news that I care about is weather and anything political that's important.

I tend to only watch local news when I'm eating, or surfing the net in my room, because I like to watch something while I'm eating and I like background noise. I definitely find news more interesting than when I was a child, but I ignore what I don't care for. And I never read a newspaper. I go online for news relevant to my interests.

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Not only is excercising good for your overall health, but it makes you happy! And exercise gets your edorphins going.

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It's awesome. I'm trying to lose some weight so I joined a gym to use the elliptical. I have a bad knee so I can't go around running or play DDR like I used to. Anyway, I put on a good podcast and do it for an hour and it feels awesome.

[Rhizomorph13]

DDR! I need to fire up my PS2 and rock some programmed dance moves! I'm quite fat and have just gotten back into the gym and DDR could probably help because I fucking loathe cardio in a gym even though I am going to force myself to do it. I have found no better way to increase the function of my cardio vascular system than targeted cardio in the gym and that is my goal. I used to be able to recover in a few seconds from very strenuous exercise back when I was dancing professionally and hitting the gym regularly.

Rhizo

[Violet]

So lucky are we that music games have advanced since DDR The dance pad was fun at the time... pity mine is broken (long ago)

[Eilonnwy]

DDR! I need to fire up my PS2 and rock some programmed dance moves! I'm quite fat and have just gotten back into the gym and DDR could probably help because I fucking loathe cardio in a gym even though I am going to force myself to do it. I have found no better way to increase the function of my cardio vascular system than targeted cardio in the gym and that is my goal. I used to be able to recover in a few seconds from very strenuous exercise back when I was dancing professionally and hitting the gym regularly.

I love me some DDR. I have the Red Octane pad 4 DDR games, Konamix for the PS, and DDR Max, Max2 and Extreme for the ps2. I used to play a lot at my local arcade too. I got really good. I can play most songs on heavy up to 8 feet and a few 9 footer songs (Including Afranova primevil, and Tsugaru). I absolutely love DDR, it's so fun. Gallop steps are my favorite!

When I got a little overweight I was able to lose 20 pounds by DDRing everyday after work for my cardio. I was pretty happy about my weight loss but I injured my ankle last November and so I was even less active then before, avoiding things that would strain it and being generally lazy. I also began eating badly again and gained everything I lost back. T.T So now I'm in just about the same position I was last time I tried losing weight with an injury, limiting my options. I can't just DDR a lot, it bothers my knee too much. So I finally sucked it up and joined a gym, Planet Fitness. (It's very local, they were running a $1 startup special, $29 a year, $10 a mo, very low cost for a gym) So basically I joined the gym so I can use the elliptical because it's low impact on my knee. I also have the issue of being bored out of my mind, so my solution is podcasts. If I listen to a good atheist podcast, like I'm currently working my way through the Reasonable Doubts podcast, I can engage my mind and it makes it easy to distract myself from how long I've been on it. My gym also has TVs and little headphone machines and you can pick 1 out of 7 TVs to listen to, it's kind of neat.

I also joined Weight Watchers because I realized with my injury and stress, I need help. The first time I tried to lose weight I just straight calorie counted, it worked but this time I was slipping more. Weight Watchers makes me look at fat and fiber content and helps me figure out ways to eat more food, healthier foods for less points and still let's me splurge.

Been doing this for 2 weeks and I've lost 5 pounds.

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So lucky are we that music games have advanced since DDR The dance pad was fun at the time... pity mine is broken (long ago)

Depends on your taste. In my opinion the only music game better is Rock Band because it requires that you have friends. Some argue that's the best and worst aspect. XD

I hate In the Groove, too technical. DDR has better songs and doesn't go overboard. Hate Guitar hero. When I play the guitar, my hands hurt and it's just not as fun as drumming or singing, which is what I do when I play Rock Band. But in my heart, DDR is a classic and my favorite.

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

@prestonzyta


Perhaps stop making idiotic suggestions. Someone might take your advice.

Depression is a life threatening and complex illness.The most responsible advice a non professional can give is :SEEK HELP FROM A PROFESSIONAL, not some stranger on an internet forum who has read some fatuous self help book..

[Edwardo Piet]

Now, I may be odd, but this place works for me. I come back here and I feel much better

EvF

[fr0d0]

Feeding the addiction always feels good in the short term Evie

[Dotard]

Get laid more. Always works for me when felling blue.

And about this "losing weight" discussion. I always find them funny. "Oh do this!" "Oh do that!" "Go on this diet." "Try that diet." "Give lots of money to weight watchers".

JUST STOP EATING! Simple. 100% gaurenteed (<-sp?) to work. Put down the cheetos.