Mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, agoraphobia are not always easy to treat in fact medications do help a lot of people but have a high failure rate and many people have an opposite reaction to anti depressants and can make the condition worse and in some case untreatable to a permanent change in brain chemistry.
Yet UK doctors are still giving out anti-depressants like smarties especially to young people
One on one talk therapy is time-consuming, can be very expensive as its not usually covered by the NHS and has varying success rate depending on the physiologist and patient dynamics. A the end of the day physiology is one of those fields that many people believe is utter twaddle and a complete waste of time because you are listening to someone else's opinion, someone who just happens to have a doctorate because they decided to go for degree with a easy pass.
Psychology is one of the UK's most popular degree courses. 3 years of lectures, citing reference material and giving interpretations that have no wrong answer and hey presto your a physiologist.
I'm my opinion you should never see a physiologist for mental health problems just like you should never see a faith healer for a cancer cure.
Many people overlook another option that, when it works, can be one of the most effective, least disruptive, and cheapest ways of managing mental health especially if the start the treatment at early onset and that's exercise.
It’s hardly news that exercise is good for your physical health and for keeping you young and active, and it has also long been linked to curing depression due to the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers and mood elevators.
Researchers are now making progress in understanding how, exactly, exercise helps.
Exercise seems to have a profound effects on brain structure itself, especially in regions most affected by schizophrenia and depression. It also provides other, more subtle benefits such as focus, a sense of accomplishment, and sometimes social stimulation, all of which are therapeutic in their own right. And even modest levels of physical activity, such as a daily walk, can pay big dividends for mental health
Exercise offers numerous advantages. For one thing, antidepressants usually take quite a few weeks or even months get into your system and show their full effect and once they do it may not be the effect you want and then its another few weeks or months to get back to normal which sometimes never happens as these drugs sometime permanently alter the chemical structure of your brain
Exercise, However, can improve your mood and well being almost immediately an has zero side effects.
Many people with recently diagnosed mental health concerns are not keen about starting medication that they'll need to take every day for the rest of their lives and are interested in pursuing other options. Exercise might be one of those options
