It's been five months since I've been dedicated to running. If I am being honest it has likely been nine months since I wanted to start seriously training, but it was winter time in New England and the couch was comfortable. Those first few weeks of training are definitely the hardest.
When I started I was in the habit of coming home from work, turning on the TV and being a couch potato for hours on end. The habit of being stationary is hard to break. Those first few weeks thoughts like "I ran yesterday, it's fine if I take today off", or "a few pushups after work is good right, I don't need to run tonight", were constantly running through my head.
Then somewhere in that first month something happens, you start to look forward to your run all day. Days off feel strange and during down weeks when you know you really do need two or three days off in a row to rest or recover, you have to keep reminding yourself that you shouldn't run today, but the urge to get out there nags you all day long.
I'm not going to say running is some miracle drug that will solve all your problems. I know that many people simply do not enjoy running and no matter how much they forced themselves to run it may never become fun for them. For me however I know that I always feel better after a run then I did before. Even the worst run makes me feel better once I am done with it. Since I have been running higher mileages I feel calmer and more comfortable throughout the rest of my day, it takes more to make me angry and less to make me laugh. For me running works and I'm glad I got off the couch.
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