Permanent Daylight Saving Time Could Harm Sleep and Mental Health, Analysis Says

Re:Permanent Daylight Saving Time Could Harm Sleep and Menta... by david-gpu on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @07:44AM (#49991391)

I used to live in Spain, about one time zone West of Greenwich, but the actual time was set one hour East of Greenwich. A two hour difference.

That is to say, in winter we would wake up in pitch black darkness, commute in the dark, and the sun would finally rise while we were at school. It sucked. When I moved to London I was shocked to see how bright it was in the mornings because of that, even in winter.

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Re:Permanent Daylight Saving Time Could Harm Sleep and Menta... by sdevonoes on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @07:57AM (#49991503)

> in winter we would wake up in pitch black darkness, commute in the dark, and the sun would finally rise while we were at school. It sucked.

But you had that extra daylight time in the afternoon (which in London wouldn’t be the case). Wasnt that better? Just curious. For me it would be

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Re:Permanent Daylight Saving Time Could Harm Sleep and Menta... by david-gpu on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @08:01AM (#49991550)

No, it was not better. Waking up in pitch black darkness messes up your circadian rhythm. Just as the linked article says. Speaking from experience!

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Re:Permanent Daylight Saving Time Could Harm Sleep and Menta... by GJim on Thursday October 08, 2026 @02:54AM (#50002568)

Yup, Spain is the the wrong time zone.

You can blame General Franco for doing that.

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