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Winter Blues
In the winter time I get really depressed. The winter is just so dreary and cold, and dark. However, in summer when its warm and bright outside, i feel really happy and energetic again. I think there's a condition for this, but i'm not sure what it's called. i live in new york, so if you live here too, you know how the weather is in the winter. do you know what i could do to stop feeling so depressed in the winter? i heard something about light exposure therapy, maybe you can explain that. thanks
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I qualified in Colour Therapy, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D) was part of my course, there are ways of helping yourself to get the lightyou need in order to feel better. We need 30 minute of natural light a day so one thing you can do is just to be outside for 30 minutes whether your sitting in the garden or just going for a walk, walking also helps depression :-)
TO increase Natural light in your home you can:
Keep your windows clean and open, although if it's too cold then don't keep them open.
Draw your curtains back as far as they will go in the day time, and open any window blinds.
Move any objects off window sills, such as plants and orniments.
Place mirrors opposite windows in rooms that have low light.
Spend as much time as you can in the room that gets the most sunlight, so if you have a conservatory this would be great.
If you have a small garden, paint the walls white as this creates more sunlight.
Lightboxes are expensive to buy, so i suggest that before you commit to buying one of those that you see your GP and tel them about your symptoms and that you suspect you have S.A.D and talk about light boxes and light therapy with him, you maybe about to see a light therapist for free if you are refered but i'm not sure if they do them on the NHS or where you live.
Hope this helps xxx
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That sounds like Seasonal Affective Disorder.
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From that site:
"There are many different treatments for classic (winter-based) seasonal affective disorder, including light therapies, medication, ionized-air reception, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and carefully timed supplementation of the hormone melatonin."
Also, this might help some as far as the light thing is concerned, but there are alarm clocks that simulate dawn. It's mainly for people who can't get up in the morning, but it seems like it might also simulate summer.
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