Slog - Comments on Depressed? http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed Getting off your ass might help.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:29:17 -0800 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:36:51 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Thanks, Tom.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756309 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756309 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:35:11 -0800 Comment by Soupytwist No wonder when I'm super lazy, I feel super stupid!

]]> Soupytwist http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756310 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756310 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:39:57 -0800 Comment by monkey I think all new government leaders would help.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756329 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756329 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:57:49 -0800 Comment by Mike of Renton That's it. I'm turning off the Xbox 10 minutes early to walk up the hill to pick up the kids from summer school.

]]> Mike of Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756390 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756390 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:47:50 -0800 Comment by Gomez Thank you, LiveScience, for finally saying it, as if I haven't been telling people this to no avail for the last 5 years.

Another thing... obesity epidemic... rising number of depression cases... coincidence? Methinks not.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756395 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756395 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:50:27 -0800 Comment by Matt Hey wait a minute. I cope with crippling depression, am in decent shape and extremely active ... but then I'm a grad student in chemistry. I guess I really can't comment.

]]> Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756451 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756451 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:21:49 -0800 Comment by Mr. Designer Why does it take a researcher to tell us exercise will relieve depression??? I think it is common sense.

]]> Mr. Designer http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756464 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756464 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:30:47 -0800 Comment by Darcy @6: Matt, you gotta switch into liberal arts, man. We live the sweet, if slightly deluded life of drunken faux-philosophers. Problem sets? What problem sets!

I mean, we'll all be lined up for our degrees and complimentary cardboard boxes in another year or so, but...

]]> Darcy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756470 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756470 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:34:07 -0800 Comment by Gomez Matt, how do we know you're not self-inducing your depression, or that it doesn't have some sort of legitimate cause, i.e. a loved one died?

Not exactly the same thing as people who are depressed for no real useful reason.

You could also be making that up just to be disagreeable (I noticed you were extremely vague), but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756505 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756505 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:58:03 -0800 Comment by Eric in Hiroshima Come on people, you know it's not that simple.

Yes, if you're feeling a little down, getting active will cheer you up. But no, if you have severe chronic depression, going to the gym every day will not make any difference.

I shouldn't have to write this, but there are still plenty of Puritans in the world who blame the sick person for getting the disease.

]]> Eric in Hiroshima http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756579 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756579 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:58:32 -0800 Comment by Matt I guess I commented because ... well ... I guess one of my friends was giving me a bit of crap for seeing a psychiatrist. It has been helping a lot. And yes I'm tall and athletic. I would supposedly have no reason to be depressed, except maybe life really did tweak me for no reason. Maybe I do suffer from mental illness (it does run in my family) Or whatever. I guess I think these things are rather vague in principle. There are other studies that suggest that exercise works just as well as pscyhopharmacological drugs. Maybe I could have been worse if I didn't follow in tow with the rest of the grad students and let my body go to shit. Exercise or no exercise, I do need it, I've become quite the endorphin junky ... and I'll admit it's better than alcoholism which seems to be the normal coping mechanism.

]]> Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756599 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756599 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:40:01 -0800 Comment by east coaster I observed years ago that working out regularly makes me do much better in school, and just all around feel better, healthier and more energetic.

]]> east coaster http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756673 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756673 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:46:36 -0800 Comment by That's all I needed I'm not depressed, but that article just tipped the scales - I'm going surfing tomorrow morning, and I'm doing it guilt free.

]]> That's all I needed http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756695 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756695 Life Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:15:44 -0800 Comment by Frank Finally! There's something to counteract the effect of all the weed I've been smoking. Now all I have to do is.... wait.... what were we talking about?

]]> Frank http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756843 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756843 Life Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:31:56 -0800 Comment by butterw This must be why W is so conscientious about getting his exercise - to augment
his awesome brain ...

]]> butterw http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756937 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c756937 Life Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:16:54 -0800 Comment by laurelgardner Yes, excersize is a good treatment for depression, but a)it's only sucessful when it's just one part of a comprehensive pland and b) do I really have to remind people that when you're depressed it's really, really, REALLY difficult to get moving? That's what "depression" is.

I believe in personal responsibility and initiative, but I get really sick of these "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" idiots who think that all mental illnesses can be cured by a little fresh air and a change of attitude.

I love Dan, but he's really insensitive when it comes to mental illness. Actually, he's probably just uninformed, like most people. Easy for me to say as a sufferer and former mental health practictioner, but I really wish people would make a better effort to understand.

]]> laurelgardner http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c757028 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/depressed#c757028 Life Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:36:51 -0800