Re:Tell HN: Turned 44 today and I'm lost
by Trasmatta on Thursday April 14, 2022 @12:57PM
(#31029670)
Every couple years some new trend pops up that people start claiming will fix everyone's mental health issues. One of the current ones seems to be weight lifting. I have no doubt it can be massively helpful for mental health for a lot of people, but it's awfully condescending and detached from reality when people show up say "lmao drop therapy, all you have to do is pick up heavy things".
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Does your statement apply to “get therapy” itself?
I’m not trying to be snarky, I’ve seen way more advices on getting therapy rather than start lifting weight. I don’t have an opinion one way or another, but when I read the GP advice, I thought it was the one being unusual rather than common
Re:Tell HN: Turned 44 today and I'm lost
by Trasmatta on Thursday April 14, 2022 @01:10PM
(#31029919)
If the claim is "just go to therapy once a week and you'll be cured", then I would say yes. Depression is multi faceted and there's no single solution. It would likewise be ridiculous for somebody to say "stop weight lifting, all you need is therapy".