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[quote=Anonymous]I'm with the PP's who suggested trying less intense exercise.  I also struggle with depression and anxiety and have been on and off meds almost my entire life.  When I feel really down about myself sometimes I get into the mentality of wanting to do something intense like orange theory or bootcamp (I've done both) but it always makes me feel worse.  It just confirms for me that I'm inadequate and feels a bit like a punishment.  Not sure if it's the same for you OP but I've definitely noticed it's not helpful for me.  What does help is doing more manageable things.  For example, I started one of those couch to 5K things a few times and I've liked it.  Easy and low commitment with high flexibility.  I just downloaded a 30 day plank challenge too.  My abs are jelly but the first day is only holding it for 10 seconds.  I was pleasantly surprised and felt like a champ for doing it.  I still sometimes discount it - like oh that was easy and that's the only reason I could do it - but I try to talk back to the thoughts.  You sound like a good person doing everything you can to take care of yourself so ignore the idiots and keep on trucking OP.  You can do it![/quote]

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