Depression doesn’t care if you’re jacked or lazy as hell.
Bourdain was hitting BJJ mats almost daily in his 50s, staying lean, competing, and grinding nonstop on TV/books. Still died by suicide in 2018.
Exercise helps symptoms, yeah. But depression is a real brain illness: genes, chemistry & trauma. Not some “soft body” failure. The “just move” shaming is bullshit.
Reach out for actual help. #MentalHealthMatters
Mustelids are funny because you'll be looking at the cutest little bouncy guy only to find out it kills prey 10x its size in the most fucked up ways possible.
Being an older student fucking rules. You? Afraid to raise your hand in class. Me? eating a ziploc of scrambled eggs in the front row. I’m interrupting the professor with a question that’s actually a statement. I clear my throat so loud it sets off a car alarm