There's a well known risky time during treatment for depression in people with suicidal ideation. Those people get more motivation, and are more able to do stuff. But they still have strongly negative thinking and suicidal thinking. They are more able to kill themselves, and many do.
> motivation to exercise, which seems to be basic but important when fighting depression
There are two links in this thread to the science that show exercise probably isn't that useful to treat depression.
There's a well known risky time during treatment for depression in people with suicidal ideation. Those people get more motivation, and are more able to do stuff. But they still have strongly negative thinking and suicidal thinking. They are more able to kill themselves, and many do.
> motivation to exercise, which seems to be basic but important when fighting depression
There are two links in this thread to the science that show exercise probably isn't that useful to treat depression.