gym motivation

[placid pasture]

cant find much motivation to go to the gym, i tried it and it doesnt make me happy...i cant see my mental health getting better just from becoming fit, any tips or am i completely cooked?

[final cosmos]

How long have you been trying it for? You’ll need to maintain a consistency in order to see results

There’s this quote that I like to repeat to myself in order for me to not quit: “If you ever feel the need to give up, remember why you started in the first place.”

It personally helps me maintain my discipline, hope it can help you too, keep a consistency and you will start to see results and feel better about yourself in the next months 🙏 💜

[placid pasture]

nah u dont understand, im talking about my mental health getting better not my physique, I keep hearing thatgoing to the gym will make your mental health better but idk how that could possibly work so I have doubt about that and also Its hard to go to the gym as I just have no motivation. maybe I put this in the wrong channel my bad

[final cosmos]

Ah I see, I was confused since this was on the physical health and not the mental health forum.

Hmm, well, it is true that gym can indeed help you, but it alone won’t be enough for many people, including me.
I would recommend you to look into other ways to make you feel better mentally, mixing a new habit with a life of exercise and enough rest can be a tough combination, but can definitely help you in the long run too! Give it some time to think about it

[stiff hull]

Go out for walks during nice weather

[restive venture]

i think it's mostly that you had such (seemingly) high expectations that getting fit physically = getting fit mentally. although working out does give you a dopamine boost, it can't cure everything, but it can totally help. a lot of people hate to hear this, but consider therapy! it can't cure everything truly help, and finding a good therapist, they could help you find a way to impose your mental health through physically getting more fit. or they could help you figure how to maintain good mental health while keeping up with your physical health. don't be too hard on yourself, you've got this. ^_^

[placid pasture]

well yeah everyone around me told me going to the gym is the best way to help my mental health, I do sometimes use chatgpt as therapy which is a lot better than a human therapist and I do get reassured by it but a big part of why I feel down is from broader societal and global issues rather than personal ones and Im too much of an empathic person to ignore it, I know Im cooked iv accepted that but I just rather it be later than sooner as I still want to experience things in life, I just wish I could ease my mind for a little while and try to be normal but everyday i just wake up empty

[restive venture]

okok first off don't rely on ai, it's not only horrible for you, but also for the environment. please find a human therapist you connect with, rather in person or online. it sounds like you have a lot of issues that could be addressed very well in therapist with a therapist who actually clicks with you, something an ai cannot.

[placid pasture]

I disagree, I do not trust humans we are a horrible species and im certain I wont get anything out of going to therapy, nothing will change about my mental health but their pockets will get bigger, which is the only reason they are there also. I appreciate the time you took to try supporting me although

[final cosmos]

Maybe not a professional therapist, but someone who can support you and who you can rely on.

There are people who don’t care, but also on the other side people who genuinely do and feel with you, an AI cannot replicate that empathy, it just won’t be the same. I believe your mental health can change for good, you never know what things this life has to offer, but it is worth it to stick around.

[restive venture]

find a real support system, professional or not. stop using ai, you're furthering harming yourself.

[placid pasture]

I understand where your coming from that AI is bad for therapy, but going to a real therapist will be useless for me, I can imagine they just try to blanket the issues and just basically say 'distract yourself from those thoughts' in other words, maybe not but critically thinking therapy would be awful.. atleast AI on the other hand gives me knowledge and understanding of what im feeling and why. yes, AI has no empathy but having empathy doesnt change anything, just shows people care about u or whatever, i dont think anyone who is depressed cares if people are empathetic to them or not if the thing thats making them depressed wont go away

[placid pasture]

yeah and a little reassurance from those who care will make you feel relieved for a short while but when u go to lay your head on ur pillow at night the realization kicks back in, those people who are showing empathy to you cant fix you, they are just prolonging you to live, and deep down you know thats for the worst but you just decide to go with it because you dont want to show feelings that their 'support' does practically nothing