How I tried to self medicate my depression by doing sports

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08/03/2014 eurucamp, Berlin How I tried to self medicate my depression by doing sports

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André Cedik Ruby developer Hamburg !

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How i got here

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Year of firsts

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after the marathon sore but happy (kind of)

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mood changer

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What depression feels like

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splitshire.com is it really this bad?

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flickr.com/photos/derekgavey/5275765214/ first contact

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flickr.com/photos/skibler/4530994733/

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flickr.com/photos/chain12/9121929903/ telling family & friends

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Date Activity before after 04/04/2014 Rails girls: installparty 4 5 04/05/2014 Rails girls: workshop 5 8 04/06/2014 bike ride 5 7 04/07/2014 running 5 6 04/19/2014 Last long run before the marathon 5 8 04/23/2014 first training session of the triabolos rookie program 2014 6 8 (6) 05/08/2014 Educational Reading (with flu symptoms) 4 5 05/09/2014 Reading for fun 3 4 05/10/2014 visiting my parents 3 4 05/11/2014 listening to music 3 3 05/13/2014 Educational Reading & listening to music 3 5

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Why are we prone for depression and how to fight it

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impostor syndrome

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“70% of all people feel like fakes at one time or another, but it's most common in successful women and people of color”

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worldofcostumes.com masking symptoms is easy

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insomnia

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can’t fall asleep not getting enough sleep getting (even more) depressed

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Ways to fight back

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flickr.com/photos/kristiand/3223306147/ diet & sleep

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excercise

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meekevoges.com meet new people

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try new stuff

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@andrecedik ! andre.cedik@gmail.com