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Sleeping in rooms with even a little light can increase risk of depression

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Re: Sleeping in rooms with even a little light can increase risk of depression

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Post by Izkata »

Broken_Hippo wrote: post #26
hawski wrote: post #2

Meanwhile: 22. ▲ The antidepressant effect of sleep deprivation (mosaicscience.com) 389 points by onuralp 1 day ago | flag | hide | 135 comments

Sleep deprivation is different from sleeping poorly.

Both articles are talking about depression, neither is about sleeping poorly.

Re: Sleeping in rooms with even a little light can increase risk of depression

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Post by psyc »

WalterSear wrote: post #36
lkrubner wrote: post #33

Should we assume that the light itself is causing the depression? Or should we assume that the light leads to poor sleep, and then the poor sleep is what triggers the depression?

And how does poor sleep causing depression square with sleep deprivation alleviating it?

A controlled sleep fast may help temporarily. Chronic deprivation beyond your control is a disaster.

Re: Sleeping in rooms with even a little light can increase risk of depression

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Post by O_nlogn »

jimnotgym wrote: post #43

Quick plug I started curating a list of things that may help depression yesterday over on Github https://github.com/Jimnotgym/Hacking_Depression I just added this

Please consider including links to local crisis helplines e.g. [1] and [2]. Doubtless some people in the midst of a crisis will discover this resource, and it is really important that they are aware there is immediate help available. [3]

[1] https://www.samaritans.org/

[2] https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

[3] https://www.nuj.org.uk/news/mental-health-and-suicide-report...

Re: Sleeping in rooms with even a little light can increase risk of depression

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Post by hocuspocus »

r00fus wrote: post #53
davidw wrote: post #38

One thing I miss from Italy are real shutters: https://blog.therealitaly.com/2007/08/09/window-technology/

We got "blackout curtains". Relatively easy to install and is 95% darker than blinds.

The first result on Google search points to Ikea Marjun curtains, I bought those when I lived in Berlin and I guarantee you that it was impossible to get my bedroom really dark.

On the other hand with proper outdoor shutters or roller blinds[0] you can easily get a room pitch-black.

[0] https://www.schenk-sonnenschutztechnik.de/uploads/tx_frsuper...

Re: Sleeping in rooms with even a little light can increase risk of depression

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Post by fyfy18 »

davidw wrote: post #38

One thing I miss from Italy are real shutters: https://blog.therealitaly.com/2007/08/09/window-technology/

They are fairly common throughout most of Central Europe. I stayed in apartment a few years ago that had electric shutters; it felt like I was living on a space ship.

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Post by trendia »

r00fus wrote: post #53
davidw wrote: post #38

One thing I miss from Italy are real shutters: https://blog.therealitaly.com/2007/08/09/window-technology/

We got "blackout curtains". Relatively easy to install and is 95% darker than blinds.

European shutters are pretty nice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KePLmie7lE

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