How to handle it — using your body to shift your head
When the mind's stuck, the fastest lever is often the body.
You're low and heavy and the idea of exercise feels impossible.
— Right now
- Don't aim for a workout — aim for shoes on and out the door. Start absurdly small.
- Ten minutes of walking shifts mood chemistry. You don't have to feel like it first.
- Daylight on your face early does real work on a flat head.
— Don't
- Don't wait to feel motivated. With low mood, action comes first and the feeling follows.
— Later
- Regular movement is one of the strongest things going for mood. Small and often beats heroic.
You're low and heavy and the idea of exercise feels impossible.
— Right now
- Don't aim for a workout — aim for shoes on and out the door. Start absurdly small.
- Ten minutes of walking shifts mood chemistry. You don't have to feel like it first.
- Daylight on your face early does real work on a flat head.
— Don't
- Don't wait to feel motivated. With low mood, action comes first and the feeling follows.
— Later
- Regular movement is one of the strongest things going for mood. Small and often beats heroic.
Body & mind: the short version
- 1.Flat? Shoes on, out the door — start absurdly small.
- 2.Action first, motivation follows.
- 3.Wired? Burn it off, then long exhales.
- 4.Fix one basic: sleep, food, move, sunlight.
- 5.Ten minutes of walking shifts mood chemistry.
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