Originally Posted by
lorr1e1
Hi liz your words resonated with me.I agree with everything you said I got into biking because if a situation that caused severe depression and I thankfully got out of it, the bike means a lot to me, as it means I have freedom to get away from the issues that bothered me at the time it gave me a sense of achievement and accomplishment. I haven't regularly used my. Bike for 9 years but working to get back on it in the next few weeks.
Same here. There was a time I fell into depression driven by many traumatic events in my life, I felt cornered and tried to kill myself. At the same time, I'm starting having very pleasant dreams of riding bike or driving a certain classic car whenever I'm depressed.
Few years later, I started riding a bike. The depression is still there but riding helped me cope with depression better. I've had this "sense of achievement" feelings for a while. Sadly those feelings did not stick. I'm still depressed, the situation did not change, HOWEVER I'm coping with the situation better. Would have been MUCH NICER if I had the classic car instead!