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Hello everybody!
There's a few things I wanted to throw out there, and wasn't sure where to tall about them, because they involve so much that it's hard to classify the resulting thread as any one subject. As this is wellness in general, though, it seemed like a good place to start.
I've been struggling with dysthymia, low-grade depression, for years, coupled with major depressive episodes. When I was a kid, my older sister had bipolar and a lot of crazy. My parents had to take care of her, so I kind of had to take care of myself. Most parents would love for their kids to read as much as I did. My mother even mentioned how happy she was, once I got older, that I was a gamer instead of a drug addict. Well, fantasy had become my drug, and I drowned my depression in whole worlds in my mind. If I could draw a parallel between my fantasies, my games and movies and books, and cocaine, then when I was a teenager I discovered crack in inappropriate contentography, a concentrated, particularly dangerous form of my drug: fantasy.
Anyway. I am at this point depressed, 320 some odd pounds. I know what I want to do, because right eating and exercise can both influence hormone levels for better. I want to start eating a whole-foods, mostly plant-based diet, and start exercising with the Primal Fitness program. It's kind of like crossfit-lite. I also want to stop masturbating, as that also affects my testosterone levels. But I can't get started, I don't have a support network. So, question is, anyone out there who would help?
There's a few things I wanted to throw out there, and wasn't sure where to tall about them, because they involve so much that it's hard to classify the resulting thread as any one subject. As this is wellness in general, though, it seemed like a good place to start.
I've been struggling with dysthymia, low-grade depression, for years, coupled with major depressive episodes. When I was a kid, my older sister had bipolar and a lot of crazy. My parents had to take care of her, so I kind of had to take care of myself. Most parents would love for their kids to read as much as I did. My mother even mentioned how happy she was, once I got older, that I was a gamer instead of a drug addict. Well, fantasy had become my drug, and I drowned my depression in whole worlds in my mind. If I could draw a parallel between my fantasies, my games and movies and books, and cocaine, then when I was a teenager I discovered crack in inappropriate contentography, a concentrated, particularly dangerous form of my drug: fantasy.
Anyway. I am at this point depressed, 320 some odd pounds. I know what I want to do, because right eating and exercise can both influence hormone levels for better. I want to start eating a whole-foods, mostly plant-based diet, and start exercising with the Primal Fitness program. It's kind of like crossfit-lite. I also want to stop masturbating, as that also affects my testosterone levels. But I can't get started, I don't have a support network. So, question is, anyone out there who would help?