Posted by EscherDementian on September 12, 2003, at 19:46:25
In reply to What's the Deal w/Depression???? Help! , posted by Susan J on September 5, 2003, at 12:55:43
You mentioned that you were in Canada for 2weeks...Did your depression sink further while you were there? Is home a very sunny place? (Or at least closer to the equator then Canada is to the pole?)
This may have nothing to do with it for you, but there is some very real credence to the effects of the sun's spectrum on our psyches. In Canada, as also in Puget Sound, even in summer it doesn't get the full spectrum of light. Makes people depressed. That's why long time residents vacation "south for the winter", and newbie residents buy full-spectrum lightbulbs for inside their homes. Even experienced old-timer residents do that sometimes, too. Trust me, i know.
It may be a small thing: light. But i don't think so ;)
Escher
Thinks a Light Bulb is cheaper than therapy
And might even work better than Duct Tape!
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