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Karmas writes:
Although I am getting better, I am a bit apprehensive that winter is approaching and I get into my worse depressions in November through January. Last year, in December, I was hospitalized for 8 days. I heard there is a light you can get that helps ease the depression. Does anyone know about it? Any experiences you may have with it? If it exists, does it help? Can any light work if you stay in it long enough? I don't want to go there again and would do anything that...
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