RE: Do, or Not to Do — FoodiesUnite

I think it's likely that people aren't resting and recovering enough.

I think people are doing the wrong things for rest and recovery. I also think that people are far more sensitive to any fluctuations, which stress them and cause them anxiety in ways that didn't before. Everyone blames the changes in life, but I think it is more the changes in self. Lots of naval gazing, very little interaction with the real world.

I legitimately don't know how much downtime people need, it might be down to the individual,

It will be down to the individual, but that doesn't mean the individual is the best judge of how much they need. A depressed person can sleep 12 hours and still not want to get out of bed. Do they need more rest? Or is the way they are trying to recover not suitable for purpose?

I don't personally think TV is like an addictive drug for the vast majority of the population.

I say TV, but it is all screens. And all distractions. Some people consume hundreds of books a year, while their life and relationships falls apart.

What would you say are better things to do for rest and recovery than screens? I totally agree that walking in nature really helps, but it's not always logistically easy.

Depression is a whole different situation, and I don't know enough to comment on it... but I imagine that a relatively healthy person is not getting nearly enough rest needed to cope with our overwhelming world. I think we all underestimate how important sleep is and how to get a really good night's sleep (something I'm totally struggling with).

Basically, I don't know your friend, I don't know anything about her, but I'm happy to give her the benefit of the doubt that her not getting to the gym is more likely for reasons of exhaustion than laziness.