• schmorp@slrpnk.net
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    Just scrolling and consuming content is very bad for body and mind. If you feel numb like this, try to find one or several forms of self-expression that works for you.

    Can be drawing, dancing, singing, petting animals, programming, staring at trees, knitting, gardening, making memes, recording videos. And even better: you’re permitted to do all of it badly and just enjoy yourself, no rules need to be followed.

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          Not for long. Exercise does massively help depression. Being able to get yourself to exercise while depressed is the hard part.

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            Not necessarily. Lifting is great for depression but not all causes. Sometimes you have something else up there that needs fixed. Maybe it’s ptsd and you need therapy, maybe it’s a different kind of chemical imbalance, maybe it’s gender dysphoria, maybe it’s insufficient social fulfillment, etc. Keep lifting, but also start seeking new treatments with it.

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    “Nothing.” You know: memes, scrolling, YouTube. I mean if you’ve tried all three, what else in the world can a person do?

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      They might have tried to do other stuff, but struggle to find the motivation. Like, you might try to pick up drawing, but all you do is to stare at a blank canvas. Maybe scribble a little bit and then you go back to bed.

      There’s not even motivation for the bare minimum, like scrolling meaningless stuff.

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      Nah. Felt like this since I was 8 or 9. Now I’m a lot better and don’t struggle with my self esteem that much anymore and I haven’t seriously thought about killing myself in a few months