As the title says, I’m looking for some advice about hobbies.

I struggle with depression off and on and recently it’s been quite tough to be motivated, but I tried indoor rock climbing and I’ve been going twice a week for around a month and I love it. I like the problem solving aspect and it being mixed in with physical activity, as I have a sedentary job as a software developer so it’s good to be more active.

This is where the issue is though, I have terrible hands. I have something called Dupytren’s Contracture, which essentially is extra collagen forms around the tendons and severely limits range of movement in the hands (I’ll post pictures of my hands in the comments).

So my question is would you continue this hobby even though it’s wrecking my hands and look at having another fasciotomy to get them less painful.

Or can you suggest any other physical hobbies that would also be engaging mentally to complete.

Perhaps I should have been wiser before getting hooked on this, but I’m devastated that I might not be able to do it long term.

  • flashgnash
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    9 days ago

    Is this caused by rock climbing or a pre-existing condition made worse by it? I was considering giving climbing a go at some point (have to assume it’s a pre-existing condition or nobody would rock climb right?)

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      8 days ago

      No this is a pre existing condition called Dupytren’s Contracture which is an hereditary condition.

      I would recommend climbing as a sport, or at least giving it a shot as it’s really fun, engaging and rewarding.

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        8 days ago

        I’m mainly looking to expand my social circle with some hobbies that aren’t exclusively populated with nerdy dudes