Dropping a Beat on My Depression Fail Days

Dancing like nobody’s watching is more than a cutesy saying on a dance studio’s wall. Read on to learn how it helped me fight off depression.I ’ve beendown in the dumps lately.My healthy breakfast of a protein shake with a side order of an entire bag ofTostitos Salsa Verde chips was the first clue that things had gone off the rails. And a few days later that package ofHaribo Sour Gold-Bears chased down with a zero calorie,Stevia sweetened soda? Yeah, I’m definitely going to see results with that regimen, right ⸮Yet as Fall became more like Winter, I couldn ’t go out for a walk or a ride on my longboard. At the same time, family stress spiked just when I could have used exercise. I found myself drifting into a depression routine: comfort eating and gaining weight again. Truthfully, I made a lot of progress over the summer. I lost seventeen pounds and four and a half inches off my waist as I converted chub to muscle. Yet there I was, deep into Winter Depression with a face full of comfort carbs.Many people experienceSeasonal Affective Disorder (Winter Depression) at this time of year. The days shorten as the earth makes it elliptical dance around the sun, and that lack of light causes a gloom to settle over some people. It’s more than merely a disappointment that there is no more fun in the sun. Certainly, I can relate to that disappointment since wet, cold nights curtail my exercise regimen, but depression isn’t disappointment. It’s a ...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Depression Family Goodreads Source Type: blogs