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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr
This... although I haven't done Yoga.
I've been walking almost every day for over 5 years and it's certainly helped with stress and anxiety.
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Five years ago when I was walking back from my office space which I was giving up (25 minute walk) I was about a block away from home when I found that I just could not take another step. It was like gravity became 10X's stronger and my strongest impulse was to keep moving because I didn't want to die on the sidewalk, I would rather die at home.
It felt like a heart attack (chest, arm...), but I'm sure it was one of those anxiety attacks we are talking about. My point is that walking and stress release sometimes just shoot past each other with no effect.
I had another less dramatic incident last fall, again walking in the morning, this time a few laps around a field near my home. I get this cell phone call which is a project related crisis and results in a large dumping of my enthusiasm, like my soul just a puddled on the ground in front of me.
Exercise is great and all, but sometimes the stress bullet makes it's way through anyway.
The self-defense mechanism of turning yourself off and not giving a darn anymore is perhaps the greatest threat to health both physical and mental. I'm digging myself out of that one, but spring cannot come too soon for me.
This hard winter which has had me locked up in the house has
seasonal disorder written all over it despite the frequent sunshine.
The lack of exercise is a factor for me, but I'm not convinced that exercise is a panacea alone.
No drugs for me, maybe an occasional glass of wine or a cigar. I will not take drugs if that were the answer, as I believe they typically do more harm than good.