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Deborah Gray

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Light Therapy for "Indoor" Seasonal Affective Disorder

I alluded in a previous blog to my feeling that my antidepressants weren't working as well as they had been in the past. I was not severely depressed, but I lacked motivation to get things done around the house or do crafts. I noticed that I was not particularly talkative and I knew that my overall demeanor was somewhat grim.   I was... Read moreChevron
Deborah Gray

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Using a Light Box for Seasonal Affective Disorder

Most people with winter-onset SAD can benefit from light therapy, but in light therapy, the devil is in the details. A very basic, bottom line description of light therapy is that it consists of light entering the patient's retina from a prescribed distance for a prescribed amount of time. But distance and angle of the light, time of day the... Read moreChevron
posted 12/27/2011, comments (0)|
Deborah Gray

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Light Therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder

If you have episodes of depression that occur only in the fall, winter and early spring, you may have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). The hallmarks of SAD are excessive sleeping, carbohydrate and sugar cravings, lethargy, difficulty concentrating and depression. Although many of the symptoms are similar to non-seasonal depression, if your... Read moreChevron
posted 12/11/2011, comments (0)|
Renee C.

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Developing a yearly SAD plan

"Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile." - William Cullen Bryant~~~ Here in the Northern Hemisphere, September is under way, and Labor Day-that unofficial last day of summer-has come and gone. I love Autumn. I love crisp weather, September blue skies, and the gilded edges of the outdoor world. Still, as a person who suffers from Seasonal... Read moreChevron
jpw2008

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living with it since childhood

depressed

hi I feel crazy Im wait for the world to end I cant face this pain anymore I listened to a story about someones life I remember only pain in my life I just am tired of remembering the hospital visit I feel like im next Jon

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