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Just walk it off
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this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2024
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Your friends are sharing your struggles with you? Sounds like a great time to mock them for... Checks notes "caring about you" and "offering solutions that are both available and have scientific evidence suggesting they actually help".
This isn't funny it's just being a dick.
When people tell you depression is just in your head and to just be happy it is the most fucking infuriating thing.
That's not caring about you. That's downplaying your illness in a completely heartless and stupid way.
Except that these are real, clinically-proven treatments for depression.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/depression-and-exercise/art-20046495
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/04/nurtured-nature
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/effects-of-hydration-status-on-cognitive-performance-and-mood/1210B6BE585E03C71A299C52B51B22F7
This isn't saying "it's just in your head". This isn't claiming taking a walk will cure you. But this is suggesting clinically-proven treatments that may ease symptoms.
Are there toxic people out there who think mental disorders are not real? Sure. But jumping to the conclusion that the people trying to offer solutions are downplaying your illness and being "heartless" and "stupid" is a fairly significant jump to make from just "hey maybe you should try these clinically-proven treatments".
Yeah I came to say this. Tried to kill myself as a teenager. Nothing helped my mental health more than getting my act together. Diet, sleep, exercise, and less toxic media. there is no hard line between mental health and physical self. Your whole being is in constant conversation.