#Light Therapy Lamps

[coolnonsenseworld]

Samurai and Ninja in crappy pics because December here is under a constant cloud and I just want y'all to see them all golden and cute without learning how to take aesthetic pictures 🥴 💙❤️😆🥰

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[ghostvalley2]

i already feel the seasonal affective disorder so bad. nothing has felt enjoyable today, even my fav ever video game and my freshly ground coffee. i'm ashamed that i feel so bad when it's only been autumn for ONE week. idk what to do with the rest of it this sucks

[bil-daddy]

hi bildad! do you have any tips on beating seasonal depression? because I can currently hear the ref counting to 10 before KO like it's Wii Sports Boxing.

I wish I knew, kid. I wish I knew...

Best I can do is this light therapy lamp (platonic)

[passionfruitmango]

Tis the season for crafting with the therapy light

[moe-broey]

Would I be proving my therapist (who has been voicing some concerns about my depression maybe getting worse but like I feel like it's fine) right by cancelling my appointment tomorrow cause I just don't wanna. Like all I have to report is that I'm tired and I wanna rest and I just don't really feel like it y'know

[dove-da-birb]

So I'm getting a sun lamp

[smute]

im seeing a lot of posts about seasonal depression recommending vitamin d supplements and thats great and all but...

1. it's normal to feel a little gloomy in the winter. unless it affects your daily life, you dont have seasonal depression, you have the winter blues. if it does affect your daily life, please see a doctor. seasonal depression/SAD/MDD with seasonal pattern can be treated very effectively with antidepressants or light therapy (see below)

2. while there is a link between depression (particularly postpartum) and vitamin d deficiency, the effectiveness of vitamin d supplements as a treatment has not been conclusively proven.

3. even if you do suffer from seasonal depression, there's a good chance that your vitamin d levels are fine. if you regularly spend a decent amount of time outdoors during the summer months (mar-oct) when there is enough natural ultraviolet light available in latitudes like europe and north america for your body to synthesize its own vitamin d, you probably have enough stored in your fat cells to make it through the darker half of the year. if you live south of the 35th parallel you're making vitamin d year round.

supplements can't hurt (technically, excess levels of vitamin d can be toxic, but even with supplements you're unlikely to poison yourself) but, once again, my point is: even if you have a vitamin d deficiency, it's not necessarily connected to your seasonal depression, and even if there is a connection, it's not necessarily causal.

something super straightforward that is actually proven to work is light therapy, especially when its done early in the morning. it tackles a root cause (lack of daylight) and can help balance your circadian rhythm and your melatonin/serotonin production. it doesn't require a prescription (it's a lamp), you don't have to see a doctor in order to try it (it's a lamp), it's non-invasive (it's a lamp) and accessible (it's a lamp), and it has very few side effects (mostly stuff like eye strain or headaches since, again, it's a lamp). this is my second winter with a light therapy lamp and i have noticed a significant improvement not just in my overall mood but especially in my alertness and energy levels. so yeah. just putting that out there

[ainawgsd]

Sitting in front of my SAD lamp for my stupid mental health. Whyyyyyy is it so hard to sit in one place for an hour?

[satellitedyke]

i feel fucking insane every time winter comes around & i hear ppl talk abt being cold in a very mild way. like "aaaaah yeah it's not the best but it's kinda fun". doesn't it hurt???? doesn't it fucking hurt every muscle in your body????

[readinginthestarlight]

For anyone else with chronic fatigue, can I suggest trying out a sun lamp?

I've had one for a few weeks now and it helps me a bit. The impact is minimal (I'm a little less tired for up to a couple of hours after using it), but it's still something and it's the only treatment I've found so far that does anything at all. I'm sure it won't help everyone, but the lamps are inexpensive and can be used passively. I got mine for only $18 [link] and it has a long return window.

I'm still very new to navigating life with chronic fatigue (as part of long covid), so I'd love to hear from other people on any effective treatments they've found.

[goofygargoyle]

I don't understand

I don't exactly have seasonal affective disorder, or at least not the way you're supposed to

I just get really low emotionally when the sun goes down. And that's worse in winter because it goes down so damn early. So I've gotta deal with that so much more

But what helps? Vitamin D supplements? UV lights? Nope!

This:

a bright ass light between my window and blinds, behind my blackout curtain (my eyes are sensitive) that kinda sorta looks like it might be day outside.

That's it.

Is it a good illusion? Nope. Am I tricking myself? No I know the sun went down. It's literally just one window in my entire apartment.

Do I feel better? Yup

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[bil-daddy]

How do we stop the sad???? Halp pls good man billdad

And you, anon. You also get a light therapy lamp (platonic)

[em-gray]

'tis the season(al depression)

[varjopeura]

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[cognitiveinequality]

I am extremely compelled. What is a therapy lamp? It's the first time I hear of it

Hi -  basically a therapy lamp is a very bright lamp that is meant to help people who have trouble with depression or extreme tiredness during the winter when it stays dark so late in the morning.

I've used a couple different ones and they vary in effectiveness, but all seem to help me through the Nov-March period where I currently live