Comment by worldsavior
15 hours ago
> increasingly exploring its potential for severe psychiatric illnesses including major depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
I feel like many mental disorders would be fixed by just doing sports. I know some can't do sports, but most people can, and all of these solutions are actually bandaids because of living in the current world environment (where you scroll through social media, etc.)
Would you recommend the same to fix a person's a broken leg or eyesight problem?
Already said "I know some can't do sports." Also didn't say anything about fixing physical health issues.
My point is not ability to do the sport, is that you're taking mental diseases as different from "physical".
The brain is harder for us to understand than a femur, but that doesnt warrant dismissing its malfunctions. Exercise, good sleep and similar stuff is healthy for everyone, but suggesting healing OCD with that is just as ascientifical as suggesting to tough it out for a broken bone.
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Either you don't do sports either or you are living proof that sports don't fix all mental disorders.
How did it get personal? You can't understand my take so you lash out. Well, I don't really care so... Good luck?
The CTE scandal that rocked high-contact sports like boxing and American football suggests that sports can cause mental disorders.
That said, physical activity, when carefully engaged in, is a great clearing agent for brain fog. Get to the gym, or go for a hike, jog, swim, or bike ride, if nothing else.
“I feel like many stomach ulcers would be fixed by just doing maths olympiads.”
See how that sounds?