I remember being severely depressed for a year, just hoping a to die. I tried exercise and couldn’t muster the will power to keep it up. It was lucky I registered for a grad level “achievement motivation” class. It was a throw away for most people, easy A to graduate. But it was saving my life. I was still diving deeper and one day asked the professor if i could tell him what was going on. He laid some truth and acceptance on me. Man i lived it like a bible. I found talking openly about my depression helped, i bummed so many people out. But i also found some people steeped up to the plate for me. Just super lucky to have him. I used the old mental technique of telling people what i wanted hear, “you’re an important and significant person,” i’d say this in hopes i’d believe it again. As i begun to come out out of the black box i felt the value and the importance in exercise. With exercise i advanced out of the depression quite quickly, 4 months maybe. Anyway, the joke does seem to dismiss the curing effect exercise. But it Sorta acknowledges how difficult it is to get into; i used to wake up crying.

If you’re getting signs of depression, grieving, start exercising immediately. It will help. The sooner you start combating it the sooner you can come out of it.