# Exercise As A Coping Mechanism

Exercise is hard. So I realized that for positive effects like
muscle or health, exercise usually does not continue. At least in
my case.

Then I suddenly realized that exercise as a coping mechanism would
work. Because exercise is hard, if you think of it as a self-harm,
it would probably work.

INSTEAD OF CUTTING YOUR WRIST, YOU EXERCISE!

When you want to escape from the reality, you exercise as a self-harm.
Even if you get bored, you want to escape from the reality (boredom)
so that you exercise.

By exercising, you get better everytime and your stress actually
goes down.



I tried this idea and it actually worked! Maybe my inner masochist
has waked up. Surprisingly now I really enjoy exercise. Whenever I
get some stress, I exercise and suddenly my stress goes away because
exercise is hard. How magical!