Took the words right out of my mouth (or keyboard, I should say). I hereby do solemnly swear to give you a verbal boot in the ass whenever you appear to need it, as long as you so swear to do the same for me!!


Yes, using it later in the day is a recommended treatment for nighttime munchies and carb cravings. It works, too . BTW, how strong is yours? Mine is 10,000 lux, and I get headaches if I use it for more than 1/2 hr at a time. Mind you, I have migraines, maybe that is the problem. I also have to wear sunglasses in winter, but here in the Ottawa area, we often get a lot of snow, so there is glare reflecting, even on dull days it seems bright out.


Me too. Of course, I get the extra whammy of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Doesn't seem to affect my sense of humour though! I used to get depressed years ago, partly because I didn't know what the hell was wrong with me (nothing) and partly because I felt guilty that I was letting other people down, because I was always the chauffeur, money lender, hotel keeper (my house was like a drop-in center), disaster and crisis fixer-upper, everyone just loved good ol' Doreen until I got sick, now they have no time, say I'm no fun to be with. I say f**k you, I think I'm a bloody riot Now, I take advantage of the solitude; I call it "coccooning". I use the time to do things for myself, creative things like my painting. I'm in the process of setting up a corner of this here computer room as a "studio". My brother built me a nifty easel that I can raise or lower for standing/sitting. And I don't apologise to anybody because I'm not available to entertain them anymore. They can go find somebody else to control.


Here are a few websites that have a bit more info (not a lot though)
1. From U of Alberta, this is an article about "winter blues" as opposed to full-blown SAD http://www.crha-health.ab.ca/clin/w...ejan.htm#winter

2. From Clarke Institute in Toronto, a Q&A format interview with Dr. Robert Levitan, rather techy. but up to date http://www.camh.net/CLARKEPages/abo...ffective_d.html

3. MentalHelp.net Humor forum, funny stuff here
http://community.mentalhelp.net/for...rums.html#humor

take care,
Doreen