Well, I don't think anything is the global panacea for depression, otherwise we'd be able to get rid of it a lot more easily :/ But I've heard of various forms of exercise being helpful, from walking, cycling and gym machines, to gardening and baking. Gardening or farming tend to be good because they involve helping the plants to grow, which improves your sense of self-worth as well as getting you outside in the sunlight. Baking is good because it involves making something - possibly to share with your friends - which improves self-esteem as well as providing a carbohydrate boost to serotonin levels.
It probably takes a lot of experimenting for people to find the thing that clears their head and stops the negative thoughts, and I don't underestimate how difficult that experimentation is when in a state of depression.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2007-08-02 11:53 am (UTC)It probably takes a lot of experimenting for people to find the thing that clears their head and stops the negative thoughts, and I don't underestimate how difficult that experimentation is when in a state of depression.