To keep this short – I have been diagnosed as clinically depressed, also with severe generalized anxiety (trait anxiety was off the charts but my state anxiety was normal), also ADHD predominance in attention deficit, (although my therapist suspects this is due to the GAD).
I’m going to be starting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy soon as I don’t like taking medication for anything.
I would like a hobby that could keep me busy during the summer. I am a training Powerlifter, so I work out 5 days a week, sometimes up to 3 times a day.
(Not all weights of course, can’t over train, but for example it will be like – Weight lifting in the morning, cardio afterwards, then something fun like biking, skateboarding or just walking around the park later in the day).
I like to stay busy, it distracts me from thinking or worrying too much. School helps me stay busy too.
I was just wondering what little hobbies you guys may have had that helped you keep your hands busy, help with the depression.
For example I was thinking maybe taking a class at a local community college (I’m a senior in HS, getting ready to go to a UNI in the fall but I’ve previously enrolled in CC in the past). I was thinking a class like carpentry, masonry, welding or something. Something for my hands. Something I could build and take with me.
I’ve already done an art class, and I really hate drawing/painting anything like that.
So yeah, appreciated, and I’ll actually pick a best answer lol.
Thanks for so many responses, I’m actually pretty surprised!
To the guy who said Cognitive Behavior Therapy is horse shit – Some people are into popping any kind of pills and some people aren’t.
I like living a healthy lifestyle without medication if I can help it. I’d rather try a method that involves truly curing the problem or learning to cope/deal with it instead of masking it with a pill.
I’m not just depressed because I just am, I have reasons why, and I need to confront and deal with these reasons, just in the meantime I’d like to find way to keep my hands and mind busy.
I have tried some meds before and they’ve all made me feel like sh!t and worst of all, they suck me dry of life that I can’t even powerlift anymore, much less eat (Adderall). It’s just not worth it to me. I need to find a healthier more natural way.
Thank you so much!