I use a light box, and it helps. Especially with dark, cloudy days (which I don't deal with very well). But I have heard it can trigger mania. I've only been hypomanic once, and that took a large overdose of St. John's Wort for about a week.
But there is also dark therapy, which is very effective with bipolar disorder. Check these links out for more information:
http://www.psycheducation.org/depres...4HrCycling.htm
http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/LightDark.htm
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi...8.2004.00166.x
http://www.brightenyourlife.info/
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