Peter McWilliams Quotes

Sometimes it's just enough to keep your body moving. I get depressed if I don't move.

I was in a very deep, dark slump, and I needed to find a way to get myself out of it. I had to force myself back out into life, back out into experiencing things.

A lot of people who have depression understand that the last thing in the world you want to do when you're feeling that way is get up and exercise. It's virtually impossible to do that. It's like somebody beating you.

The best advice is to get on with it. I'm very prone to falling into depressions - not clinical, just 'can't be bothered.' It's such a waste of time.

When I'm not working on something, I seem to go through periods of depression. It helps to keep busy.

Concern should drive us into action, not into a depression.

There are plenty of studies that have shown that depression is associated with decreased immunity. So I want to harness all of the positive emotional energy I can in a patient to get better.

One of the things I did to make myself feel better is that I kicked up my running even more. I knew that I had to stay active, that I had to keep living as if my life was actually going to unfold naturally because when you stop, when you freeze, and you think about it, that's when the demons come and can drag you down.

I am depressed sometimes, but it's not what keeps me at home or focused on work.

I go as hard as I can when I'm anxiety-free.

If you're unhappy, you can't make anything.

SoulCycle - When I'm stressed or feeling down, it always turns me around.

Sometimes moving your body can bring you into a better place mentally and emotionally.

That's the mindset I'm in, is do what I can do, do what I can control, and stay productive. I feel like it can get depressing really fast, being home and not having anything to do. I think being productive is important.

I got a bit down, depressed and fat, but I needed to be out of the game to realise I need boxing.

When you're on the verge of depression, a good leveller is to put one foot in front of the other and do some manual labour.

Worry is useless mulling over of things we cannot change. Worry is not concern, which would motivate you to do everything possible in a situation.

It's easy to get depressed and think, "Well, what's the point?" But it's the same as, "Well, we're all going to die, so what's the point in brushing my teeth or even saying hello to anyone or obeying traffic lights." You can do that, but that's certainly not going to take you anywhere.

Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.

Exercise often moves us straight from stagnation to inspiration, from problem to solution, from self-pity to self-respect.

As a confirmed melancholic, I can testify that the best and maybe only antidote for melancholia is action. However, like most melancholics, I suffer also from sloth.

I always wanted to see people's lives transformed from depression and anxiety to joy and peace.

In my life I've gone through a lot of really hard times. I went through depression and had so many challenges that I overcame. And I overcame because I just decided to be happy.

Being in good physical shape is the best way to combat depression. You just have endorphins running around your body. It is the best anti-depressive that there is.

Well, you can't be depressed and sad 24 hours a day.