Can sleep deprivation cure depression?
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Can sleep deprivation cure depression?
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#2Jet lag was a major contributing factor to a bipolar episode I had in Brazil late last year (1), but I will admit to being skeptical of the advice to avoid sleep.
As much as I love to travel, at this point I have to cognizant of how it affects my mental health
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#3I'm hoping that society will adjust to recognize this because it feels like in certain circles, saying that you need to sleep seems to be seen a weakness.
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#4I wonder how much coffee plays into this. I've yet to meet someone who sleeps consistently more than 8 hours per night who feels the need to drink coffee.
edit: 8 quality hours of sleep, e.g. you wake up and you're not tired.
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#5I wonder what damage our twice yearly clock changes do. An hour doesn't seem like much but, giving an entire population a little bit of jet lag simultaneously has to be bad for us, right?
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#6I wonder what damage our twice yearly clock changes do. An hour doesn't seem like much but, giving an entire population a little bit of jet lag simultaneously has to be bad for us, right?
I've tested myself for the past 10 years and it seems as though I get sick (cold/flu-like) more frequently when we lose an hour.
It's anecdata and small sample size and other possible confounding variables, but I think there is a kernel of truth in there.
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#7I wonder how much coffee plays into this. I've yet to meet someone who sleeps consistently more than 8 hours per night who feels the need to drink coffee. edit: 8 quality hours of sleep, e.g. you wake up and you're not tired.
I'm one of those people. When I'm in the habit of drinking coffee, regardless of how much sleep I get, if I miss my scheduled caffeine I get withdrawal symptoms- sick to my stomach, headaches. I'm currently most of the way through slowly on my caffeine intake, though, and it's been going well- it's just abrupt withdrawal that causes problems.
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#8I wonder what damage our twice yearly clock changes do. An hour doesn't seem like much but, giving an entire population a little bit of jet lag simultaneously has to be bad for us, right?
There are definitely measurable population-level effects, like increased traffic accidents [1] and heart attacks [2]. And given that its purported benefits are completely unsubstantiated, it's amazing that DST still exists.
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#9I wonder how much coffee plays into this. I've yet to meet someone who sleeps consistently more than 8 hours per night who feels the need to drink coffee. edit: 8 quality hours of sleep, e.g. you wake up and you're not tired.
Hi. I sleep 8.5h a night and I need coffee. Nice to meet you.
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#10My father, brother and I all only need about 5 or 6 hours of sleep. We all just wake up, no matter when we go to bed or how light or dark the room is at night or in the morning. I strongly suspect we have that gene that lets you sleep less, but NYT is indicating that they think I'm depressed based on the embedded interactive.
I don't feel depressed.
Short of a genomic test, how can one differentiate?