Hi, i suffer from dysthymia and i wonder.. is there a great way to cope with it? like an exercise or mindset?

Exercise does help!: Exercise does help -- some studies have shown that aerobic exercise is as effective as antidepressants. For many depressed/dysthymic people, it's difficult to get out of bed and into gym clothes to work out. If you can find an accountability or workout buddy, it may help a lot -- you can inspire and encourage each other. Ignore the preceding ad, but see what i mean: http://tinyurl.Com/n7mrpam.

Dysthmia: To some extent dysthmia is almost like treatment resistant depression and cause maybe severe persistent chronic stress which elevates chronic stress. Juruena et al 2013 showed that treatment -resistant depression is associated with elevated cortisol and a receptor malfunction preventing the normal regulation of cortisol level. The answer is yes! meditation and exercize may decrease cortisol level.

Therapy?: Have you yet tried any form of psychotherapy? Typically, the optimal combination of things to treat emotional issues such as dysthymia is medication (which, on your best day, is supposed to take the edge off symptoms) but the real gruntwork takes place in psychotherapist's consulting room.