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Hopalong:
Thank you, Amber.
That's very solid support for just seeing and trusting the reality of new circuits, new habits...and how they all synergize.
I hope to keep it up!
And we've finally had rain. Just the air feels gentle and comforting now. I never really mind humidity and love grayer days.
hugs
Hops
Meh:
Could be a bit of a placebo. The SAD light thing. idk
Read a while back that placebo is connected to genes. Some people have a placebo gene component and some people do not.
Whatever works.
Hopalong:
In my case anyway, the response is so strong and obvious, it'd be mighty hard to read as placebo.
I respect the studies that show brains actually respond powerfully to light or its lack (as well as nutrients, all sorts of stuff). There's a lot of neuroscience behind this. I was amazed to also learn there's a subvariant of SAD that hits in spring, or even all the time (moi). My circadian rhythm has been severely off for a very long time (all-night insomnia, for example) but I remember it also from early childhood. Quirky brain. I'm so grateful there's a physical, nondrug solution for me. (SAD lights have been shown equally effective to SSRIs for some.)
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/seasonal-affective-disorder-bring-on-the-light-201212215663
In a nutshell, it reduces depression by reducing vigilance. Fascinating.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-internet-brain/202111/the-neuroscience-light-therapy
Meh:
Coolio Hops.
Whatever works.
I live in a downstairs section of a house, nice and cool during the summer but pretty much too dark all the time. I'm sure it doesn't help one's mood.
Recently all of a sudden doctors are saying that 'depression' is not because of brain chemistry issues exactly. I think it stinks of the whole pharma industry or whatever.
Anyhow media people are making a deal about it. There are a lot of news reports right now like this one because of "a study."
But also it's kinda weird that people are framing it as some far-right political thing. Everything now I guess is put through some polarized narratives.
https://nypost.com/2022/07/28/do-antidepressants-really-help-depression/
Every once in a while I get more energy than normal. I will go out for a long power walk or something. It's kinda rare for me though to feel like doing much these days.
Meh:
What is sort of shocking to me is that I've spoken to people who have problems but low-energy isn't something everybody experiences.
Like I know a guy who was explaining his binge eating to me something I've never dealt with. So he has like this extremely strict meal plan routine.
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