I only really started going outside regularly after my depression got really bad.

Which is probably the opposite to most people with depression, now that I think about it.

Staying inside all the time works great until one day it doesn't.

The longer you put it off, the worse that eventual outside-ness is gonna be.

i mean its already pretty bad

Plus I find that going outside regularly can help me relax.

wtf, thats relaxing to you??

My terrible allergies went away after like 2 weeks of going outside every day.

Nowadays I barely even get sick anymore.

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Yeah, putting on some music and just walking in the woods is really peaceful.

oh well sure, i would like to walk around in the woods, but i live in the middle of a city, and rarely go to either of my family farms

Then walk around the city. I moved to a place not far from Seattle last week and I still find time to get outside.

Surely there's a park or something nearby.

whoa there, stop poking holes in my reasons not to go outside

No.

damn dude

People who really go out of their way to stay inside get fucked up over time. I've seen it happen firsthand. I don't want to see it happen again.

depending on your definition of fucked up, i may already be lmao <:Thonk:512151852955992064>

I've been in entire communities of people who have become so reclusive that they literally cannot go outside anymore due to the extreme anxieties about it they've developed.

Most of the time they're beyond saving once they get to that point.

well damn, i aint that bad. in fact i actually did go outside today. walked to my aunts and back to visit with her and my grandma

That's good. I'm no psychic, but you seem like you're still pretty young.

Even just going outside 20-30 minutes a day is really good for you.

He is right

well, turning 21 in november, dont know if thats young relative to you or not <:Thonk:512151852955992064>

We as people are far too disconnected from this planet

Going outside and being with nature is a good way to get back in touch

I have sort of a toxic relationship with the outdoors, myself.

I enjoy it

I enjoy it too much.

When I was very young I lived almost completely off the grid

idk man, i really liek gluing myself to technology for 15 hours a day or so

The only thing we had was a phone line

Technology no bruno

I cause a lot of problems for myself and now that I live in the city I've been getting pretty stressed.

Cities are bad

Too many people

Too urban

Yeah. Nothing ever stops here.

I used to be able to get on my bike and be somewhere silent in 20 minutes.