i really would benefit from a hopeful story from someone

I've tried so many things

Was told pyroluria was my issue and given a bunch of supplements

I'm sure I have hormonal problems etc
I'm
Here reading and just started cold showers and eating seafood

I live in Utica ny. No holistic medical people around here. All drug pushers
Sun is not that great here but I did get out side today 18 degress
Thank you for your reply

 

Sunlight is the best cure for depression I know

 

what Jack said.

+
I have been heavily bi-polar since I was a little kid (n=1) and after trying out everything the only things that consistenly worked for me where: DHA (from raw fish only! supplements do nothing for me), Cold Showers, Walks (lots of them!), Sunlight (of course), being self forgiving (work on this everyday), but most of all..... EXPRESSION! you have to find a way to creatively express your sorrow. I cannot state how important this is! for me this is music composition and improvisational techniques but maybe it is gardening for you... or maybe a certain sport or game ? i do not know, i do not know you.. do you ? explore, challenge your brain constantly. You can do it! Love.

ps. listening to classically oriented music can be very therapeutic.

 

Thanks remo. I know that I bounce around from thing to thing and get bored easily. ADD behaviors. Since I was a kid. Never formally diagnosed.looking back now I see I had difficulties in kindergarten! I'm 54 and finding work I enjoy has been a huge issue.and financially supporting myself.
I like to chant and listening to music -deva premal and snatam
Kaur uplifts me. I need to find more creative outlets... I don't really know me. That's a huge clue to this depression

I was able to sit outside in sun( upstate ny) for
Over 30 mins today. We received over 2 ft of snow tues- wed. And just digging out.

Linda

 

what about dancing and singing? Do you ever just put on some music you love and dance? sing at the top of your lungs?

Have you seen the music thread here? music is so healing.

Just sitting at the ocean does it for me ......my mind totally empties and I just take it all in ....and can do so for hours it seems.

I seem to need that almost as much as breathing. Even if it is cold and windy - even better

Mother Nature has deep lessons for all of us ..... are we listening?

 

Yes Caroline this will get energy moving in my body ....

Thank you. All my kundalini. Yoga music helps me feel better

I need to play it daily. I've gotten off track

Xo linda

 

Check out this paper for ideas using light to help with depression https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5066074/

 

I making it a priority to get sunlight
The

 

Joe

Any suggestions for a device that does this?

Thank you. Linda

 

Linda, check out the links in this thread for some ideas. Read the Self-Hacked article. He refers to a few different things.

https://forum.jackkruse.com/index.p...lt-hamblin-study-possible-quantlet-use.19217/

 

When I was a kid I figured out 2 tried and true ways to happiness:
1) Do something nice for someone
2) Make someone laugh

Having said that, I have heard chromium is great for depression - chromium is great for blood sugar:
https://www.amazon.com/Lifting-Your-Depression-Psychiatrist-Discovered/product-reviews/1591201640

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11343609
Chromium treatment of depression.
McLeod MN, Golden RN.
Abstract
Eight patients with refractory mood disorders received chromium supplements and described dramatic improvements in their symptoms and functioning. In several instances, single-blind trials confirmed specificity of response to chromium. Side-effects were rare and mild, and most commonly included enhanced dreaming and mild psychomotor activation. To our knowledge, this is the first case series describing the response to chromium monotherapy. The putative antidepressant effects of chromium could be accounted for by enhancement of insulin utilization and related increases in tryptophan availability in the central nervous system, and/or by chromium's effects on norepinephrine release.

Cold showers make me totally high too

But really, I don't know how you people stand living in these cold/rainy places - I just implode without the sun - maybe a sun lamp and/or UV lightbulb? I use a reptile light sometimes when it's cloudy - 18 degrees? I would die...

 

Thank you joe. I'm reading up on vielight
I experience ADD symptoms as well as depression low motivation
I'm doing more seafood, sunlight ,and cold too

My goal is to get off nights as that is a huge factor in my health
linda

 

get off nights

 

Thank you. I know. Upstate ny we get lots of snow and cold. This winter has been especially rough.

 

right working 12.5 hour night shift from 6:30 pm til 7 am. I have an interview Friday for a day job. Keep me in your prayers Thank you

 

https://www.jackkruse.com/sleep-ya-big-dummy/

 

Praying for your success will come handy.
Specially that it is Lent time.

 

Night time work is a recipe for depression and ADD.

 

Agreed. I'm gonna change that recipe. my health is suffering. I'm 54 the other 2 techs are in their late 20's. They don't seem
To mind the hours!

 

The young techs are starting really early to screw their lives..........very sad