RussellSue
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Ok, so my last 18 months have been hard. Oh, heck, my last nearly 41 years have been hard but about 18 months ago, I injured myself in such a way that multiple pieces of soft tissue from my belly button down on my left side have been significantly affected, plus nerves, as well as several important things on my right side, such as my hip joint. I also have underlying bone issues.
When exercising became a problem, my depression started creeping because exercise (cardio specifically) has been the ONLY thing that has made a significant impact on improving my depression/anxiety and I had come to believe in and rely upon exercise. Over time, I was able to get cardio with or without access to a pool or other expensive or far away things even with these injuries. But when my pain gets really high, I don't want to exercise and so, depression kicks my ass while I am in severe pain, which is a really bad combo for more than one reason.
I know that a lot of us who have depression/anxiety and pain must fight this battle on a daily basis. We stop moving to protect ourselves from pain and because of this our depression/anxiety increase and our pain often gets worse, contributing to more pain and more depression/anxiety.
Yesterday, I didn't do squat because my pain level was ridiculous and I did not want to but I carefully got back after moderate to high-intensity exercise this morning. My overall pain level is lower and perhaps more importantly, my emotional state is much improved. I wish I'd gotten on it, yesterday, but waiting one day is nothing compared to what I used to do.
Is anyone else here battling chronic pain but staying active, regardless? How do you stay motivated? Have you learned any tricks to this business that might help someone else?
When exercising became a problem, my depression started creeping because exercise (cardio specifically) has been the ONLY thing that has made a significant impact on improving my depression/anxiety and I had come to believe in and rely upon exercise. Over time, I was able to get cardio with or without access to a pool or other expensive or far away things even with these injuries. But when my pain gets really high, I don't want to exercise and so, depression kicks my ass while I am in severe pain, which is a really bad combo for more than one reason.
I know that a lot of us who have depression/anxiety and pain must fight this battle on a daily basis. We stop moving to protect ourselves from pain and because of this our depression/anxiety increase and our pain often gets worse, contributing to more pain and more depression/anxiety.
Yesterday, I didn't do squat because my pain level was ridiculous and I did not want to but I carefully got back after moderate to high-intensity exercise this morning. My overall pain level is lower and perhaps more importantly, my emotional state is much improved. I wish I'd gotten on it, yesterday, but waiting one day is nothing compared to what I used to do.
Is anyone else here battling chronic pain but staying active, regardless? How do you stay motivated? Have you learned any tricks to this business that might help someone else?
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