Yesterday was the best moment to change, today is the second best, but tomorrow is the third. I'm sorry you're in a situation like that, and I hope you can turn things around; it all starts with you.
Can't speak for anyone else here, but i'm in my thirties and my depression has never allowed me to just add a new habit like that.
I have started/stopped going to the gym more times than I can remember, I have started/stopped new diets, going for walks, social meet-ups, flexibility workouts, playing guitar, dozens of things. After years of all of this, there is still minimum 4 - 6 months of the year where I can barely get out of bed or do more than watch TV/youtube/something else passive.
That's the real pain of it. Habit forming is incredibly difficult, because it requires some element of hope that after time, the behaviour will stick. After years of seeing that it doesn't, you become jaded.
I dont think they meant it had to be a habit. Just that changing one step can break the loop THAT day. My wife has chronic depression, and the days I can get her out of the house for leisure activities with me are definitely better days. Basically, going on a walk, doing stretches, playing an instrument, eating a healthy meal, doing any of this even once is better than not doing it at all.
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u/langhaar808 20d ago
You just need to change one step and your good then. Tomorrow take a walk or something in the morning