Sat, Jan-20-18, 09:00
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,573
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Plan: Dr. Bernstein
Stats: 188/150/135
BF:
Progress: 72%
Location: NE WA
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Originally Posted by Ms Arielle
Depression is complicated and needs addressing to feel our best. The winter snows reflect a ton of light into my house and help boost my feeling of well being. ALso Vit D.
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You're lucky you get the sunshine! We used to have more winter sun here - between snow storms - but it's been very overcast for the last 8 or 9 winters. And we moved here, in part, for the sunshine. Not good for me at all. Vitamin D3 helped, but what really helped me was getting a light therapy lamp. I turn it on every morning - even in summer - & it's been fantastic. January has, in the past, been the month I didn't even want to get out of bed. This is the first winter in years that I haven't been depressed.
I tell everyone about the lamp because I was so skeptical - it sounded like new-age woo to me, so I put off buying one. I finally became desperate enough to risk $50 bucks. Wish I had done it sooner.
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