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Posted by linkadge on March 15, 2014, at 20:09:08
Has anybody used progressive darkness therapy for mania or mixed states? I.e. just sitting in a dark room for 1-2 hours during the day? I am finding it very helpful, especially with the increasing daylight, I have become photophobic.
Linkadge
Posted by Phillipa on March 15, 2014, at 22:41:34
In reply to darkness therapy for mania, posted by linkadge on March 15, 2014, at 20:09:08
Would dark sunglasses help? Phillipa
Posted by SLS on March 15, 2014, at 22:55:17
In reply to Re: darkness therapy for mania » linkadge, posted by Phillipa on March 15, 2014, at 22:41:34
> Would dark sunglasses help? Phillipa
Very possibly. I knew of a doctor whose whole practice was based upon how to best filter light to treat various conditions. He treated depression, mania, seasonal affective disorder, and temporal lobe epilepsy among others. I'm having trouble remembering his name. Damn.
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Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 16, 2014, at 22:56:20
In reply to Re: darkness therapy for mania » Phillipa, posted by SLS on March 15, 2014, at 22:55:17
that really sparked an idea i had in my mind a while back....some cities that are gloomy....and dark, and for some reason when im in a gloomy place, dark i feel calmer, more seroqiulized.....all my problems are not bothering me....but im not excited or feeling life.....it's a gloom feeling.......like when it's raining, or ... anything but sunlight i do feel better at times....
im attracted to dark places....i feel calm and less agitated....i once loved being in the light but it lost liking it because of problems....rather just be away and feeling mellow
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Posted by tom2228 on March 19, 2014, at 12:28:32
In reply to Re: darkness therapy for mania, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 16, 2014, at 22:56:20
>Has anybody used progressive darkness therapy for mania or mixed states? I.e. just sitting in a dark room for 1-2 hours during the day? I am finding it very helpful, especially with the increasing daylight, I have become photophobic.
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>LinkadgeThis is illuminating to read ;) When I was in my early adolescent years I used to cover my window with a thick dark blanket during the summer months or I would be up all night. Self-medicating at its finest. That and the street lights drove me nuts, I dreamt of throwing a rock at it or getting on a ladder to cover it with a box! It was just too much light. Upon becoming aware of my bipolar I began to understand this.
I've also noticed agitating effects from light boxes. Supposedly they can induce mania in bipolar people -- I've experienced this and would be adamant that my ex tell me when he was using it so I could hide!
> that really sparked an idea i had in my mind a while back....some cities that are gloomy....and dark, and for some reason when im in a gloomy place, dark i feel calmer, more seroqiulized.....all my problems are not bothering me....but im not excited or feeling life.....it's a gloom feeling.......like when it's raining, or ... anything but sunlight i do feel better at times....
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> im attracted to dark places....i feel calm and less agitated....i once loved being in the light but it lost liking it because of problems....rather just be away and feeling mellow
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> rseroquilized.. lol! I can relate. I used to feel better on rainy days too, partly because it was calming, partly because of my depression, counterintuitively. When it got cloudy or rained I could sit back and relax without the pressure to be chipper and in a good mood like everyone else, whom I disdained for their "ability" to do this.
These days the sun and warmth seems to be what I need the most as long as it eventually gets dark.
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