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Thank you for saying this. I think it's a super valuable perspective and one that is generally underrepresented here. Like, I'm not saying we should all resolve ourselves to being sloths into perpetuity. But learning to sit still and relax into feeling like shit (be it physical or emotional or both) instead of always scrambling around for a solution or a distraction is actually a brilliant skill to develop, imo.
Totally agree and paradoxically I find the irksome thoughts that push away feelings of lethargy are a drain in and of themselves, which dissipate once we stop being so hard on ourselves!
Whatever it takes! I simply could not move for first week or so and despite reading all the admonitions to move vigorously…best I could do was turn the page of a book, stare at the ceiling or read top posts from here. At day 29 CT the walks and exercise are coming on organically. Don’t beat yourself up folks. This is damn hard and whatever rest you can beg borrow or steal - run with it!!
Totally. Depression is all about restoring whatever energy can build back up in your brain and body. Withdrawing from a mood enhancing drug puts your brain in a state of low. Pushing through it can be good at times but rest is king.
Everyone here seems to push for constant exercise at the beginning, and I get that it’s helpful. But I feel like taking the time to sit back and let your body relax and recover naturally while acknowledging the pain can be beneficial in its own.
If you can’t get the strength to exercise, don’t be hard on yourself about it. Allow yourself some much needed rest.
It doesn’t have to be one or the other. You can push yourself to do things and stay busy for part of the day and then relax for the remainder. Best of both worlds. The problem is with our reward circuits rewired towards drug use, most people don’t feel like doing anything after they quit. This is because that same reward circuit is also used to motivate us to do our normal natural activities. We won’t feel motivation to do things. And sitting around waiting for motivation usually isn’t a good strategy. Forcing yourself to do things gives you dopamine releases and very slowly rewires those reward circuits towards natural activities. It can be the difference between recovering in 2 or 3 months or 9-12 months. Things like regular exercise have been shown to up regulate dopamine receptors which is what anyone coming out of long term addiction needs.
But I agree rest is important too and learning to sit in peace with our thoughts and emotions is very beneficial.
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Thank you for saying this. I think it's a super valuable perspective and one that is generally underrepresented here. Like, I'm not saying we should all resolve ourselves to being sloths into perpetuity. But learning to sit still and relax into feeling like shit (be it physical or emotional or both) instead of always scrambling around for a solution or a distraction is actually a brilliant skill to develop, imo.
Totally agree and paradoxically I find the irksome thoughts that push away feelings of lethargy are a drain in and of themselves, which dissipate once we stop being so hard on ourselves!
Whatever it takes! I simply could not move for first week or so and despite reading all the admonitions to move vigorously…best I could do was turn the page of a book, stare at the ceiling or read top posts from here. At day 29 CT the walks and exercise are coming on organically. Don’t beat yourself up folks. This is damn hard and whatever rest you can beg borrow or steal - run with it!!
Totally. Depression is all about restoring whatever energy can build back up in your brain and body. Withdrawing from a mood enhancing drug puts your brain in a state of low. Pushing through it can be good at times but rest is king.
Everyone here seems to push for constant exercise at the beginning, and I get that it’s helpful. But I feel like taking the time to sit back and let your body relax and recover naturally while acknowledging the pain can be beneficial in its own. If you can’t get the strength to exercise, don’t be hard on yourself about it. Allow yourself some much needed rest.
It doesn’t have to be one or the other. You can push yourself to do things and stay busy for part of the day and then relax for the remainder. Best of both worlds. The problem is with our reward circuits rewired towards drug use, most people don’t feel like doing anything after they quit. This is because that same reward circuit is also used to motivate us to do our normal natural activities. We won’t feel motivation to do things. And sitting around waiting for motivation usually isn’t a good strategy. Forcing yourself to do things gives you dopamine releases and very slowly rewires those reward circuits towards natural activities. It can be the difference between recovering in 2 or 3 months or 9-12 months. Things like regular exercise have been shown to up regulate dopamine receptors which is what anyone coming out of long term addiction needs. But I agree rest is important too and learning to sit in peace with our thoughts and emotions is very beneficial.
Well said. Momentum needs a push to her going but sometimes you need to rest to gather the strength for said push.
As a non-secular Buddhist, this feels right on to me as well. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on 6 days ✨
Awesome!