[laserdog]

Is there any links between the 2?....i felt really down in the winter, no emotions no energy etc...not feeling myself.....so i bought a SAD light, for me this worked,either that or it was placebo, but, DP is neva as bad for me in the summer or lighter months...

is there any sort of links between SAD and DP/DR...

(another question tho....some people find light makes there DP worse, so in essence a SAD light should make DP worse...)

anyone know anything of the 2

cheers

 

[ShaneSutherly]

yeah i definantely felt better once winter was over. I felt less depressed. I know that the sun helps with our serotonin levels, and some people think dp/dr has to do with serotonin, so this could be a possibility.

 

[agentcooper]

for me, it's only fluorescent lights that make it worse for me. so the light for the sad shouldn't really effect you.

i find that i feel less of the dp/dr in the summer months as well. there is a pretty strong link established between depression and depersonalization so if you are happier in the summer you would feel less dp as well.

 

[Guest]

The greyness of the sky I really hate, makes me feel so strange - kind of a bummer living in the UK, then...

 

[Guest]

I too feel much worse in the winter. I did some research a few years back and found that cetain rays in the sun affect emotions, in the winter there is not as many of these rays which would constitute some of us feeling worse in the winter. Hope these helps.

Mystic

 

[Guest]

yeah, some long soummer days i can forget i've dp. Its alot better.

Is there anyone were with dp thats pretty sure they don't have any other disorders like ocd/sad, or are all of us plagued with thse too?

 

[agentcooper]

lets all move to southern california...san diego, perhaps. maybe we could start a dp commune or something. :lol: that would be a mess, wouldn't it?!

 

[mcsiegs]

Could you imagine all partying in the same place? Instead of chips and soda, we would serve booze and benzos.

And instead of a morning hangover, we could all complain about the "morning after DP/DR"

 

[agentcooper]

ahahaha :lol:

there would be some wierd and wonderful conversations going on, though.

 

[dakotajo]

Hi,

yes there is definitely a connection. Depression can be cause by not enough sunlight. It just shows the serotonin connection. Ive read that sunlight in our eyes keeps serotonin from converting to melatonin(chemical we need for sleep). Thats why they suggest a person who has insomnia to sleep with the room completely dark(no tv or light whatsoever). If a person is in the dark too long this balance weighs heavier with the melatonin and a person becomes depressed and tired. Thats where the light therapy comes in. In my opinon dp/dr is nothing more that a product of an intolerable mental state. Its not an illness, just part of a healthy fof response. So if you put the two together, you can see the connection.

Joe