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		eradicatethots on Oct 11, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Depression Thing I’m pretty sure depressed people don’t believe these things will help them. If they did, they would just force themselves into it despite feeling bad. The idea that there’s a problem here, rather than that exercise is just actually worthless, is ridiculous.

mmmbetternot on Oct 12, 2017 | [–]

Most mentally healthy people can't force themselves to meet their exercise goals. Many mentally healthy people fail to meet their nutrition goals too.

the_cat_kittles on Oct 14, 2017 | [–]

you arent wrong. i can conjure old mental states that were basically proof of your point. its a tough nut to crack, hence it plagues us to this day.

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