Quote Originally Posted by Yasmin
Has anyone else experienced this...or have I done a " faux pas" by mentioning the word depression?
Yasmin,

I mentioned how I got off two anti-depressants and also got free of chronic pelvic pain by become more active. I started by hanging out with new friends, and then trying things they did. We still play volleyball once a week together, but I am far and away the most athletic of the bunch, which is pretty funny. Two of the guys are personal trainers. I'm just the one who does more things, rides more, runs more. I'm the one saying, "Hey, guys, let's do this race together!" Because I like how I feel when I do it.

I've been depressed most of my life, and thought it was pretty much how things would be. Well, I'm not depressed any more. It's not just the athletics, but that's a huge part of it. When I can ride like the wind, I feel like a superhero. I feel like the strong, beautiful woman I always wanted to be. The country rides some of you write about sound so beautiful. But there's also a beauty in being a smart and savvy city rider, getting there even faster than the cars.

I'll bet few people appreciate the biking quite the way someone who used to be paralysed by depression can appreciate it.

All best wishes! Lise