PSA for Seasonal Affective Disorder and light therapy
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:32 pm
Well, winter is coming in the northern hemisphere of the world. For people with Seasonal Affective Disorder, this is not good news. And the effects of it actually start as early as the end of August. As someone who struggles with this, I know the "winter blues" can be pretty extreme. So, light therapy! I was very skeptical of this, but it really, really, really helps. Even if you just have a mild case of winter blues, it would probably help. There are alot of lightboxes for sale. Some are good. Some are worthless. All of them depend on your budget. While getting the "professional" kind is probably the best, you'd have to be fairly well off to get one. So, take a look. If it produces 10,000-lux it will probably work. I have this dinky little plastic thing with LEDs, but it's produces 10,000 lux and works quite well for me. And it was dirt cheap.
That being said...ask your doctor/mental health professional first and read up on it. As harmless as light seems, it can aggravate some conditions.
Oh, and light therapy is also useful for things like shift work and jet lag.
That being said...ask your doctor/mental health professional first and read up on it. As harmless as light seems, it can aggravate some conditions.
Oh, and light therapy is also useful for things like shift work and jet lag.