Dark at 5pm.
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Looks sunny today so I'm heading outside with dogs soon but yeah its a legit thing, have you seen the lights they use indoors in places like AK where its a few hrs a day of sunlight?
Zee09
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I do have one of those lights and honestly I used it the other night while watching TV and I did feel much better after about 1 hour.
We will start gaining light each day until the first day of summer real quick.
You might be developing Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases...fective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20364651
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases...fective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20364651
Zee09
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I'm not there yet
..lol
But if you are used to working outside up to 9pm this time of year is very limiting ya know?
link please> I may need to buy was considering having it on in our "gym" room to see if that double dip can really help
I don't like it either, but this definitely isn't the first year I haven't liked it. It's worse though because my hours were changed from 8:30-5:30 to 9:00-6:00 a few months ago. I don't mind the 9:00 part but leaving work at 6:00 sucks.
Doesn't really bother me though I would prefer light till 7 during the warmer months; it's just the way our orbit does things across our latitude. My wife had bought one of those lamps as she is prone to depression.
With me It's the " other things" that are stacking up to a point never experienced before. Not sure what to make of it.
Thank fully I am a hermit in a log cabin on a hill with little social interaction. I just do my thing. which is not much
Maybe you need a "latitude adjustment". Visit the Kiwi's for a month to set you straight.
JHZR2
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Sounds like SAD, or maybe something else is going on in your life. Get outside in the midday. Ensure you have sufficient vitamin d.
Today is beautiful out. Get outside and be active!
Today is beautiful out. Get outside and be active!
Zee09
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I have this model which is very old.
Still works great. Shop around as I don't remember where I got mine.
https://www.target.com/p/26-34-sunl...-led-light-bulb-trademark-global/-/A-15264279
I agree. I hate the time change too that makes it dark even earlier. No time after work to do needed chores outside so my weekends get ruined with work.
gathermewool
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I have the same issue. Close to SAD, which compounds with other issues this time of year. I'm terrible about taking Vit-D and it shows in my blood work every year.
RE: lights. Unless your light is putting out UV-B, it's not doing anyting for Vit D creation in your body. Blue light, however, is known to wake you up and energize, since it tricks our body into thinking it's a bright and beautiful day, even if it's not. I had a blue light but lost it at work a couple of years ago and never replaced it. I have no experience nor have I ever researched UV lights. I'd be careful with them, though.
RE: lights. Unless your light is putting out UV-B, it's not doing anyting for Vit D creation in your body. Blue light, however, is known to wake you up and energize, since it tricks our body into thinking it's a bright and beautiful day, even if it's not. I had a blue light but lost it at work a couple of years ago and never replaced it. I have no experience nor have I ever researched UV lights. I'd be careful with them, though.
I put quite a bit of study into SAD lamps in true BITOG fashion and believe the science behind it is substantial.
This site has good information that is easy to digest: https://www.day-lights.com/homepage/how-light-therapy-works/
This model is a good value and it checks off all the requirements: clinically tested, 10,000 lux, UV safe, light from above, big enough/not huge, etc.. Ugly as sin, though!
https://carex.com/collections/brigh...ts/carex-day-light-sky-light-therapy-sun-lamp
For most, the best time to use the lamp is in the morning, soon after awakening.
Blue light vs. white light is controversial and should be a personal decision. Blue claims to be more effective, but there are claims that it "might" have the potential for eye damage for some people. https://cet.org/popular-light-box-m...ue-light-apparatuses-effective-treatment-sad/
As always, be your own self advocate, study the material, and consult your Dr. vs. oil forum opinions.
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.the cold, gray, short days sure doesn't help me either
5 sounds great…try closer to 4 here. Worth it though because on the other end of the year I have daylight until after 10pm.
CleanSump
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Go to work in the dark. Come home in the dark. Can't do anything outside after work. I hate it more every year.
And yeah, it's often cloudy and gray during the day. MD sucks.
And yeah, it's often cloudy and gray during the day. MD sucks.
I hated it when I was working 6-12s at the nuke plant. It would be dark when I'd leave the house in the morning and dark when I got home.
JTK
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Right? I probably say it every year now that I'm old, but I have such a hard time adjusting when the clocks go back an hour. I still fell like I haven't adjusted.
