Bipolar Disorder and Exercise. Why it helps. There are a few technical reasons:
1. It increases serotonin 2. It creates endorphins
There are also tons of health reasons that I’m sure you know.
But did you know that exercise helps depression for one psychological reason? When you get one thing done, such as taking a short walk, your brain finds it a lot easier to get the next thing done. Exercise cuts down on depression brain resistance! How can your brain tell you that you never get anything done and that you’re a failure if you just exercised! You have duped the brain and that is a secret to managing the illness.
I have 50 ways to get things done in my book Get it Done When You’re Depressed. I use them all. That is how I write my books even when I’m crying from the stress. We can get things done when we’re depressed, [ Read More ]
