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- bdstwin
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Yes, when i lift heavy, i think its the intense focus you have on keeping the weights up that you dont think of anything else and same thing with cardio and high intensity too. Youre fast in both so you have nothing else to think about but what youre doing and afterwards the confidence boost from it definitely helps, takes a while to see results but once you start to see results like for me for example wanting to gain muscle to where im more toned, its an awesome feeling to start seeing muscle for me because thats that extra confidence boost, but after running on a treadmill and hiit you still feel that confidence boost too! ? so in that sense my ocd has benefited from it due to not having that self esteem, confidence from it is a major plus!
Thank you!
I take meds I gains pounds but my libido its OK. It depends of the treatment
I mean the meds that somebody take. You can try and medication with less side effects. Ask a doctor for this.
I’ve been on various meds over the past decade. Literally everyone seemed to have a side effect. The ones that worked I eventually grew a tolerance to. There has to be another way
I refuse to take meds, i use exercise such as lifting weights and cardio or hiit which definitely help. They say that you get a confidence boost after running, and thats why i lift weights, i feel like a badass honestly, i use it as my therapy along with erp, ive dealt with low self esteem/no confidence and let me tell you, exercise helps alot! Along with that i have organic protein i take too which is very good for you and also seems yo ge helping my ocd symptoms. Hope that helps.
Hey @britt1, has your depression and OCD benefited from exercise ?
Thats just where and how it helps me, the link i just shared is about what im talking about
Youre welcome ?
I’m working on scheduling an appointment with a psychiatrist for meds and I’m nervous about going on meds and the side effects of them. Any advice or are there people who have had positive experiences with their meds?
Hi all- I’m a 23 y/o female who is extremely health- i workout 5x/ week, eat right, walk, read and show up every single week to my counseling sessions, but i’m scared of medication, like an SSRI. Has anyone had success with their medication? If anything i’m getting worse, instead of better. Please share your success stories ❤️
I don’t know what to do. Psychiatrist I’ve been to have been so unhelpful about medication side effects. Every antidepressant I’ve been on makes me soo exhausted to where it’s hard to function. I was on cymbalta which made me happy & bright back passion in my life for the first time in over a decade and I was stupid and got off of it b/c I was so tired. It took me over a year to feel like a human again even after restarting it b/c I was so depressed off it and it doesn’t have the same effect now that I’m on it again. I am depressed & have been on the meds again for over two years. I told my psychiatrist this and he said “I’ve never heard of that.” Really?? I really don’t like or trust mental health professionals after all the sh*t I’ve been through with mental illness the past 17 years. It’s like I have to choose between being happy and being able to function in normal society. The meds also have sexual side effects and I don’t even know for sure if depression is biochemical or not so am j supposed to be on antidepressants for ever? I have ocd and depression by the way.
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