Re:Ask HN: How to deal with seasonal affective disorder?
by karmakaze on Sunday October 20, 2019 @02:50PM
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I'm affected to a lesser degree by SAD just noticing the changes but not really affected for another month or so.
Related to the fasting/microbiome advice is active oral hygiene. My main problem with SAD is lack of motivation/energy to care to do anything which can happen in any month but is especially bad during the winter. For non-SAD reasons I've taken my personal war on plaque seriously, brushing three or more times a day with an super-soft brush (Colgate SlimSoft 2-packs on sale) to save gums, mouthwash, etc. What I've found is that I sleep better and it's 5x (subjectively) easier to wake up at the set time and have energy/motivation to start my day. Since this behaviour is new this year I have yet to see how it does through the winter.
Related to the fasting/microbiome advice is active oral hygiene. My main problem with SAD is lack of motivation/energy to care to do anything which can happen in any month but is especially bad during the winter. For non-SAD reasons I've taken my personal war on plaque seriously, brushing three or more times a day with an super-soft brush (Colgate SlimSoft 2-packs on sale) to save gums, mouthwash, etc. What I've found is that I sleep better and it's 5x (subjectively) easier to wake up at the set time and have energy/motivation to start my day. Since this behaviour is new this year I have yet to see how it does through the winter.