Lifestyle Light therapy for depression

[Suigin Trismegistus]

It's that time of the year again. Onset of seasonal affective disorder has begun. I woke up at like 2AM and dug out of my light therapy devices from the closet and spent 5 minutes under white light, 15 minutes under red light and 10 under blue. I don't know if I feel any different yet, but in past years it seems to help after a few days. Maybe it's just placebo effect, but it's better than doing nothing.

 

[Matvej Loptev]

Depression is literally just from atheism/polytheism, lol.
Just like how veganism malnourishes your body, straying from religion malnourishes your soul.

 

[Suigin Trismegistus]

Depression is literally just from atheism/polytheism, lol.

But I'm neither. Also, I don't suffer severe depression. Just a malaise of dreariness from not getting enough sunlight.

 

[Matvej Loptev]

But I'm neither. Also, I don't suffer severe depression. Just a malaise of dreariness from not getting enough sunlight.

What are you, agnostic?

 

[Matvej Loptev]

Genuinely asking.

 

[Suigin Trismegistus]

Genuinely asking.

I've told you before, I believe in God.

 

[Matvej Loptev]

I've told you before, I believe in God.

You believe that God is doing everything?

 

[Naofumi]

does your red light have an annoying fan?

 

[Memento Mori]

I was wondering what have been your experiences with depression and how you would define it. Because the term itself is rather ambiguous and used in varying ways by different people.

 

[Suigin Trismegistus]

I was wondering what have been your experiences with depression and how you would define it. Because the term itself is rather ambiguous and used in varying ways by different people.

Depression is both a spectrum and a complex. The depression I was experiencing wasn't that severe, basically just bed rotting and not feeling motivated to do anything, yet I was not feeling any dread, anxiety or hopelessness. I've experienced the later as well, but that was a long time ago when I did not know how to cope with life's disappointments.