The Many Benefits Of Exercise For Depression Exercise For Depression Report | Page 19

This has the really positive effect of making a person feel good

about themselves and naturally counters the feelings associated with
depression.
Greater Awareness Of Body & Mind – Mental exercise helps people to
develop a deeper awareness of their physical and mental being. When
people learn to witness the processes occurring within their minds
they are better able to grasp the causes of any underlying issues or
problems that they have been facing.
For example, if a person regularly experiences bouts of depression
they can learn to see this occurring within them through the
practice of meditation. By learning to observe the movements of the
mind that cause them to begin to spiral downward into a depressed
state they can develop the ability to catch themselves and change
any particular thoughts that might inspire depression.
At the same time if a person meditates while they are depressed they
can consciously influence their own mind in a way that inspires
greater motivation and inspiration for living which will alleviate
the symptoms of depression and inspires the opposite effect.
Greater Calm & Clarity – Through mental training, anyone can learn
to access powerful states of inner calm and they can also learn to
clearly observe destructive or intrusive thoughts to the point where
they can develop greater clarity regarding them.
Different strategies work differently for different people, but
someone who experiences depression because of their inability to
deal with anxiety can learn to conquer anxiety through mental
training whereby they will no longer feel depressed at their
inability.
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