Cycling As a Form of Anti Depressant
Lately you may have noticed that I have not been keeping up to date on my blog posts.
Job has been tough. Not been making anywhere near enough money to survive. My car is deteriorating. I have felt completely worthless as far as my lot in life has held for me at this moment.
But the problem with depression is that you get mired down. And trapped within darkness, you fail to see the things that are going right in life. Even worse, is when you stop doing those things that can help you fix your life.
In my case, writing has come to a standstill recently. I have not been getting proper exercise either, being very content to trap myself in my room and angst over my problems.
But as I lay there, tormenting myself in the gloom, a little ray of light broke through. I came up with an idea. And as a result, the last two days of my life have been more productive than the last two weeks.
And this little idea brings some big changes. Changes in travel. Changes in where and when I can work. Changes in how I can exercise.
I speak of course about making use of a bicycle.
There are countless uses for this tool. Some of which I have already implemented. For the last 2 days, for example, I have minimized my car usage.
Today was a very productive day. I cycled about 12 miles. Rode a train another 5 or so. And found myself in Downtown Orlando. Where I am currently writing this post.
Today I managed to write an entire short story and may even manage to write a second one. And tonight I plan on attending a writers meeting. the one thing in my life that managed to break up the monotony of my bouts of depression (although some fun on the world of Pandora in Borderlands also has helped)
Yesterday was a similar day as far as events and productivity are concerned. I got a bike, used it to run some much needed errands, got some steps towards going back to school (again) and am almost done getting everything needed to file my taxes.
And best of all, I used this bicycle to travel to a park, to do a workout. I can do a workout to do a second workout. I’m making Team Regiment proud.
There is a world to explore, and with a bicycle, I can see it without paying money I do not have for gas as well as destroy a car I cannot afford to replace.
Best of all, while I travel, I see the world and add Dopamine to my body. And this will help keep the depression at bay.
They say a smile a day keep depression away, but I think being productive does as well. And does it even better.
Also, since Team Regiment was mentioned, here’s a link to our website: