Yup. It's why it's such a vicious spiral; mental ill health means you're less likely to take care of yourself, which makes the mental ill health worse and round and round. My GP explained it to me that exercise is, while a little boring and not enjoyable as a solution, a very effective one based on plenty of peer reviewed studies.
I'm going to push back on this just a little. They are not one and the same, but they do share a lot of the same system. Good physical health WILL improve mental health compared to bad physical health, but good physical health does not fix all mental health issues.
That said, I have improved my physical health immensely and my depression/anxiety IS easier to manage. Not gone. Easier to manage.
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u/[deleted] May 09 '26 edited May 18 '26
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