A big thank you to Beth for sharing her story, thought provoking, motivating and I found it very easy to relate to. In the last few years exercise helped me a lot to keep mood swings at bay, i picked up running and cycling again after a huge gap since college. Sedentary life in my late twenties up to mid thirties caused a huge regression physically and mentally and I wasn't even aware of what was happening. Intrusive thoughts have always been a part of my life, I just had to deal with it and it never occurred to me that the lack of exercise meant I'm missing out big time. Running and cycling have been great but rarely require the focus or cooperation climbing does and racing thoughts won't necessarily go away. Climbing gave me the break I needed from all that. I've just finished the beginner's course, enjoyed it very much and cant wait to get better at it so I can try outdoor climbing too. I just figured out a few months ago I have Aspergers and a lifetime of anxiety and depressive thoughts are just a comorbid condition to that. No Aspergers will stop me doing what I'm doing.