Two things happened today that were kind of world shattering for me. First, I was diagnosed with severe generalized anxiety disor and depression. Second, as a mutual agreement, my girlfriend and I broke up today (while I waited to see the doctor). Things have not been going well for me. It's my hope that now I can keep moving forward towards a better me. That I'll learn a better way to handle my issues and that maybe eventually have better relationships.
Rise
7-28-15
h_man:
Hey man - hang in there dude. As you know depression is a very real and often times never validated by our family and friends. The general response goes something like, 'you look fine...why don't you just smile more' Shit like that. The best advice I can give you is exercise like your life depended on it. Lots of vigorous exercise. It will be better than any black box medication they'll try to prescribe you. The long term benefits of exercise for the treatment of depression is pretty well documented. My last year has been pretty rough personally too - exercising has literally saved my life and I've even threatened visiting @Royal in guam and teaching her how to play tennis :) Stay Up!