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Sep 07, 2014, 10:26 AM
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Google.
Dark therapy its great for mania and bipolar in general. Hunkychunky2 |
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Sep 07, 2014, 10:57 AM
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I use a mixture of meds and meditation. whats dark therapy?
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Sep 07, 2014, 02:45 PM
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I had never heard of Dark Therapy, nor specifically that the blue spectrum had such an effect on melatonin. Thanks for sharing this.
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Sep 08, 2014, 09:43 PM
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Sounds awesome...I'll have to try it. Thank you!
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Sep 08, 2014, 09:46 PM
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I have tried this at bedtime and it actually does help. I have started turning off my night light and my husband's fish tank light. I also have purchased a sleep mask on amazon.com that should get here by thursday. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Sep 15, 2014, 11:11 PM
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Hi Krisakira ! Im glad this is helping you.
How many hours do you sleep each night ? Google......Bipolar disorder, light and darkness treatment implications. Can I send this information to all forum users ? Im new here . Hunkychunky1 |
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Sep 15, 2014, 11:33 PM
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Wow, I've been doing a version of this on my own for a while, but didn't know it was called dark therapy. I'd just read a lot about the effects of blue light, and how as we get older, and especially women, our eyes don't register the signals as easily, and being prone to insomnia I figured I'd better get on board.
Something I've found really helpful is a free application I use on my computers called f.lux that tones down and brings back up the blue hues in conjunction with sunrise/sunset, so that if I am doing work on it later in the day, at least I am not staring at the very kind of light that is most likely to keep me awake. It makes a big difference for eye strain.
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Sep 23, 2014, 04:23 AM
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Google Bipolar disorder Light and Darkness treatment Implications. It works well for me ! it might just change your life ! Fingers1 |
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Oct 16, 2014, 05:00 AM
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I agree - I use light and dark (red lights, f.lux) therapy to aid in sleep and mood.
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Nov 16, 2014, 03:20 PM
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