• whoisearth@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    Running.

    Anxiety is horrible with ADD and chasing negative thoughts.

    Running helps me to focus and practice the mindfulness that they keep saying is good for anxiety but for people with focus issues is damn near impossible to realize.

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      4 days ago

      Yes this! My anxiety and internal thoughts were driving me crazy during COVID and that eventually slipped into depression. My wife suggest we try biking to get out and get some exercise and it really helped re-align my thoughts, focus on something other than work, and helped me to set goals/tasks for my next ride.

      Exercise is very beneficial imo so I’ve been recommending it to anyone that tells me they also suffer from ADHD