Overcome Depression with Light Therapy

You feel depressed? You might lack of light. Although we live in the tropics, we can still lack exposure to sunlight. This is because the busyness of work often requires us to go to work early in the morning and leave work at night. When working well, maybe you rarely get out of the office, the result could be lack of light body.

To overcome this, you can try light therapy using light exposure from the lamp light buatan.Terapi been used effectively since the late 1980s to cope with depression due to change of seasons. Studies have shown, this depressive mood improved after a week of light therapy.

The scientists believe, light therapy works by increasing levels of the hormone melatonin (the hormone that helps sleep well) and increasing the brain chemical serotonin, improving mood functioning. Even more interesting, changes in brain chemicals may reduce the addiction to carbohydrates and excessive need for sleep. Both of these are forms of depression.

Studies have also shown, light therapy is also effective for overcoming insomnia, helping restore normal sleep patterns in people who can not sleep at night or those who wake up too early in the morning.

This light therapy has also been used to treat depression associated with pre-menstrual syndrome, chronic anxiety and panic attacks excess, and eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Certain light therapy with radiation is also used by ultravioliet dermatology experts to address skin problems psoriasis. However, this therapy should only be done under the supervision of a doctor.

This therapy is simple enough. You can ask for a therapist or consult your doctor before doing it yourself at home. During the therapy, you will be asked to sit close to a device called a light therapy box. This therapy box light that resembles natural light outdoors.

Exposure to light therapy box will change the circadian rhythm (the body's natural clock) and stimulates your body to release natural melatonin. This would cause biochemical changes in your brain that reduce the symptoms of abnormalities due to seasonal changes or depression and other conditions.

Light box used in therapy, use type and intensity of the light different from ordinary lamps used in the home. So, allow yourself to be exposed to light in the house will not relieve the symptoms of your depression.

These light boxes emit a more focused light than the light outside the room. That way, cahya is more effective than the toast out of the room, especially in cloudy weather.

When should perform light therapy
This light therapy can be your choice if:

* You do not want to use drugs such as antidepressant
* You can not tolerate the side effects of antidepressant
* You have tried but not effective antidepressant
* You want to try alternative medicine psychotherapy
* You are pregnant and do not want to disrupt the antidepressant effect of your baby

Efektik light therapy for:

* The disorder or depression due to seasonal changes
* Depression usual
* Mental disorders of excessive fear (Obsessive-compulsive disorder), such as washing hands over and over again for fear of dirt, germs, or chemicals, fear house fires, floods, robbed and the like.
* Premenstrual syndrome
* Postpartum depression (Postpartum Depression)
* Psychological condition due to changes in circadian rhythm (jet lag)
* Disturbed sleep