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Re:Morning diurnal preference is associated with reduced ris... by teachingassist on Saturday May 29, 2021 @07:42PM (#27329245)
This feels to me like it's not good advice, with the same theme as "drink alcohol".

People report feeling good despite taking a depressant, and self-medicate their depression with alcohol.

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Re:Morning diurnal preference is associated with reduced ris... by SturgeonsLaw on Saturday May 29, 2021 @11:31PM (#27330372)
> feeling good despite taking a depressant

Worth noting that "depressant" in the drug sense is anything which slows down the action of the central nervous system, it doesn't have anything to do with the mental state of depression.

Some of the drugs most known for bringing on a state of euphoria are depressants (eg; opiates).

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Re:Morning diurnal preference is associated with reduced ris... by slibhb on Saturday May 29, 2021 @07:55PM (#27329316)
Sleep deprivation is a common (and well studied) way to deal with depression in the short term.
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