{"product":{"product_id":"B00PCN4UVU","title":"Carex Day-Light Classic Plus Bright Light Therapy Lamp - 10,000 LUX At 12 Inches - LED Sun Lamp Mood Light and Sunlight Lamp and Sun Light For Light Box Therapy and Low Energy Levels","price":"119.99","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31WHG3-cj0L._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PCN4UVU"},"comments":[{"body":"That could be it. \r\n\r\nI go to sleep and wake up at pretty much the same time every day, and I quickly rise from bed and turn on my [light box](https://www.amazon.com/Carex-Day-Light-Classic-Bright-Therapy/dp/B00PCN4UVU/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=daylight+lightbox+classic\u0026amp;qid=1578410702\u0026amp;sr=8-3) for 30 minutes to wake up. I highly recommend it and it actually can improve depression.","subreddit_name":"NootropicsDepot","author":"the-jealous-redditor"},{"body":"I've had a sun lamp as part of my routine for a while. I think it helps a bit? It's hard to say for sure, but it's a relatively small inconvenience so I keep using it. It might improve my wakefulness a bit, but it's probably also helping to regulate my circadian rhythm which is harder to judge since the effects are delayed and cumulative.\r\n\r\nThe key is to get a LARGE, adjustable sun lamp -- not one of the cheap, small, LED ones. Angle it downward toward your face, and keep it within 1-2 feet of your head, to get that 10,000 lux that's recommended. Use it for 15-30 minutes in the morning, and maybe again in the early afternoon if you aren't able to spend time in the sun.\r\n\r\n[Here's a newer model](https://smile.amazon.com/Carex-Day-Light-Classic-Bright-Therapy/dp/B00PCN4UVU/) of the version I have. Mine has lasted about a decade so it's well worth the price. (Just make sure to read the directions -- position it closer to your head than what they show in the online photos.)","subreddit_name":"Narcolepsy","author":"isblueacolor"},{"body":"Got this lamp and just turn it on for 20-30min every morning! I feel so much better when I wake up now, strongly recommend :) I also keep a consistent running schedule, go out and meet new people! \r\n\r\nCarex Day-Light Classic Plus Bright Light Therapy Lamp - 10,000 LUX At 12 Inches - LED Sun Lamp Mood Light and Sunlight Lamp https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PCN4UVU/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_GQM2CAZ6M1K6GZ79KDT5","subreddit_name":"Seattle","author":"FrankSpicer734"},{"body":"This. I got one through their program a few years ago and the lamp is bulky but definitely helps with my SAD.  It's this one: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00PCN4UVU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_P2H3HXWVHQ3YC244PJJM\r\n\r\nI also tried the Verilux one from Costco but that one didn't do much for me.","subreddit_name":"Winnipeg","author":"Primary-Blueberry792"},{"body":"Do you have allergies?  The recent warm weather is causing spring allergy season to start.\r\n\r\nI have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) as part of my bipolar and I got a [light therapy lamp](https://www.amazon.com/Carex-Day-Light-Classic-Bright-Therapy/dp/B00PCN4UVU/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3JW67IF91912T\u0026amp;dchild=1\u0026amp;keywords=day+light+therapy+energy+lamp\u0026amp;qid=1615555389\u0026amp;sprefix=day+light+%2Caps%2C160\u0026amp;sr=8-6) that I use in the morning when it's cold, dark, rainy, etc.\r\n\r\nBest of luck OP, feel better.","subreddit_name":"newengland","author":"ZZRRMMGG"},{"body":"Try getting a Sun Lamp. They make special lights designed for people like you (and me!). I have one and I turn it on in the morning for 30 minutes while I drink coffee and get the day started at my desk. It makes a world of difference when used consistently. \r\nCheck em out! \r\nI have this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PCN4UVU/?tag=thewire06-20\u0026amp;linkCode=xm2\u0026amp;ascsubtag=AwEAAAAAAAAAARau","subreddit_name":"Advice","author":"joyfullyjo"},{"body":"Have you had a full blood panel done lately? Thyroid, dehydration, \u0026amp; low iron or vitamin D \u0026amp; B levels can all affect energy levels.  The insomnia you describe can still happen if you are *tired* when you go to bed, it's hard to turn your brain off.\r\n\r\nFor just one week do the following: \r\n\r\n- Drink 16 oz of water first thing in the morning, again at noon, and about 2 hours before bed in *addition* to drinking smaller glasses of water whenever you are thirsty and with every meal.\r\n\r\n- Take some vitamin D \u0026amp; B12 supplements (if you are a menstruating woman, go ahead and take the iron too, but if you are a man, wait for a blood panel to tell your doctor if you are low or not)\r\n\r\n- Get a SAD light, and sit under it for 15 minutes first thing in the mornings at the same time each day while you eat breakfast - I like [this one](http://www.amazon.com/Carex-Health-Brands-Day-Light-Classic/dp/B00PCN4UVU/ref=pd_sim_0_4?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;dpID=31WFLHEU3RL\u0026amp;dpSrc=sims\u0026amp;preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_\u0026amp;refRID=1GXGH8HBQT8ZTT2TE1SS)\r\n\r\nThat's what has helped me. ","subreddit_name":"AdviceAnimals","author":"sometimesineedhelp"},{"body":"I've been using a light therapy box for 30 minutes every morning at 8:30AM because I'm participating in a sleep study with Columbia University. After six weeks of that, I have to attribute a lot of improvements in mood and energy levels throughout the day to this light and maintaining a regular sleep schedule because of it. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PCN4UVU","subreddit_name":"pornfree","author":"solsiegel"},{"body":"The Carex lamp mentioned [here](http://psycheducation.org/treatment/bipolar-disorder-light-and-darkness/light-therapies-for-depression/) is great. [Here](https://www.amazon.com/Carex-Health-Brands-Day-Light-Classic/dp/B00PCN4UVU/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1443714295\u0026amp;sr=1-1\u0026amp;keywords=light+box+carex) it is on Amazon. \r\n\r\nIt's not cheap but it's bright.  When you see lamps advertised as 10k lux look at the distance they are rated at.  Some are like 6\".  This one is at least 12\" maybe 18\".  With the stand you can actually comfortably keep that lamp a foot away, above eye level, and read a book.","subreddit_name":"depressionregimens","author":"ThatsJustUn-American"},{"body":"Also your eyes need to be open the whole time and the light has to be slightly above you, looking down (as if it were a sun). Look at this basically: https://www.amazon.com/Carex-Day-Light-Classic-Bright-Therapy/dp/B00PCN4UVU","subreddit_name":"wallstreetbets","author":"OldManWisdom3"},{"body":"Absolutely! They're fantastic. Don't get a cheap one though: I use this one and it has honestly changed my winter life: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00PCN4UVU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ZU6KFbY2777B6?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1","subreddit_name":"AskReddit","author":"pm_your_masterpiece"},{"body":"I got Mrs Z a [happy light](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PCN4UVU) for an early XMas this year. It's helping (we think)","subreddit_name":"WaterCoolerWednesday","author":"zinger565"},{"body":"It's a pretty difficult situation to be in.  I didn't have zero luck with women, but I didn't have a lot for a long time.  I had friends complaining about going a few days without getting laid while I had been celibate for several years.  It's *pretty* irritating.\r\n\r\nAs other people have said, you have a lot of issues to deal with.\r\n\r\n1. no high school diploma\r\n2. depression\r\n3. low self esteem\r\n4. poor health (I assume)\r\n5. minimal work history\r\n6. no romance\r\n\r\nThese are all pretty difficult to work on!  They're not impossible, though.  None of it is.  It's just difficult.\r\n\r\nHave you worked on getting your GED?  I don't actually know what that entails, but it's possible, and I think it's quite a bit easier than actually going through four years of high school.  What prevented you from graduating the first time around?  Is that still a problem?\r\n\r\nDepression and low self esteem kind of go hand-in-hand.  One can cause the other and get into a difficult feedback loop.  They each can be treated with therapy (which I'll get into in a bit) but a lot of things you can do for yourself can help with it as well (which I'll get into in a bit too).\r\n\r\nFor therapy, I assume you don't have a lot of money and likely poor (or no) insurance.  A lot of therapists will work with people in your situation.  Normally, therapy can be very expensive, at $100+ per session, but a lot of therapists have income adjustments.  Psychology Today's [find a therapist](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists) tool can be a bit overwhelming, but it has a *ton* of therapists.  I actually had to take my anti-anxiety med because I started to have a panic attack while I was whittling down the list that would apply to me, but I ended up with a therapist who's just about perfect for my situation.  Take some time.  Spend a few days, an hour here or there, looking through the list.  SAMHSA (substance abuse and mental health services administration) has a [similar tool](https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/), but I'm not at all familiar with it.\r\n\r\nHealth issues are difficult, especially if you're depressed or don't have much money.  There's a lot you can do, though.  If you're on your butt all day, take some time to take a walk outside, especially while it's still sunny.  Speaking of which, how much sunlight do you get?  Sunlight can be incredibly important for preventing depression, especially [SAD (seasonal effective disorder)](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20364651).  As dumb as it might seem, keeping a light therapy lamp on, especially for 30-60 minutes in the morning, can really help your mood.  I have [this light therapy lamp](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PCN4UVU).  When I sit down at my desk (I work at home) in the morning, I turn it on.  It faces the wall, so I get a lot of diffused bright light without it shining directly at me.  That lamp is pretty big (15\" wide, I guess, though it looks wider) and expensive ($120) so you might want to try [this one](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078KFCN1N/) instead.  It's only 6x15.75 inches, so it's a lot more compact.  I liked it but thought it wasn't quite good enough so I tried the $120 one.  This winter, I suspect I'll want to keep the $120 facing the wall and also have the $70 facing me directly.  There are a ton of other options, but these are the two I'm familiar with, and I definitely recommend either.\r\n\r\nExercise helps a lot, too.  You're probably getting some at your warehouse job now, but it's also probably not *good* exercise.  You want to stretch your limbs, move around, walk, and have your heart beating faster for a good 30 minutes per day.  Yoga might sound silly to you, but even 15-30 minutes of yoga per day can be astonishingly helpful at reducing anxiety.  It's relaxing, but that's not really the point (for me, anyway).  The point is that it stretches your muscles and keeps you moving.  I have a few yoga poses that I do when my muscles get tense, for example.  My favorite, and one that's very easy, is the [child's pose](https://www.verywellfit.com/childs-pose-balasana-3567066) (and apparently there are other versions.  I think that one is a variant and the 'official' one is [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balasana), but I only found that while getting the link for my version to share with you).  When my muscles are tense, I get into that pose and hold it for 30 seconds or so.  It feels so damn good.\r\n\r\nHow's your diet?  How much alcohol do you drink?  Do you eat a lot of candy, desserts, fast food, or soft drinks?  How many vegetables do you eat each day?  If you drink a lot of soft drinks or alcohol, especially beer, could you replace that with something else?  If you don't drink much water, try carrying a water bottle with you when you're able to, at work or at home.  Get into the habit of sipping from it even when you're not necessarily thirsty, but don't force yourself to chug it constantly.  Keeping yourself hydrated ahead of getting thirsty does a lot to help your appetite and even the amount you drink.  A while after I started doing that, I actually started to get thirsty even more often, so it became really easy to drink a healthy amount of water.  They say 64 ounces (8 8 oz glasses) of water per day, but really any amount is better than none.\r\n\r\nIt's pretty easy to get into the habit of eating fast food, but there's a ton you can my that's easy and fast.  My fiancee found this (probably not authentic) [italian beef recipe](https://centslessdeals.com/wprm_print/84422) and we love it.  It's so good, and it just takes tossing like 8-10 ingredients in a crockpot, leaving it on for 6-8 hours, and shredding the beef.  It ends up about as spicy as a spicy pepperoni, so if you don't want that, use half the peppers and pepper juice.  It's also not exactly the healthiest sandwich, but it's a lot healthier than fast food, and it's pretty filling.\r\n\r\nAlcohol and soft drinks cost a lot, too.  If you drink more water, you'll naturally cut down on those.  Water isn't as enjoyable for me as soft drinks, but I haven't drunk a soft drink in... 5 years?  I think?  I used to drink 4-5 cans of barq's root beer per day.  Now I don't, and honestly I don't really miss it.  I said for years that I would never stop drinking soft drinks because other things wouldn't be nearly as satisfying, but once I cut it, it really wasn't hard to just keep drinking water.  I'll drink some other sweet things like lemonade, but most of what I drink is water.  I know I keep harping on the water point, but it truly is something that can help with money and your health.\r\n\r\nWork history is something that you have to literally work on.  It takes a bit, but even this warehouse job is a lot better than no job.  Getting your GED can open up a lot of options, too.  This isn't something that I have a lot of advice on, unfortunately.  I was able to get a college degree (though it took 6 years, a ton of stress and depression, and retaking something like a third of the classes I took) so my perception and experience is fairly skewed.  That said, it's not a hopeless position, just difficult.  And think about it this way - you already took the hardest step, which is the first one.  You got yourself a job.  Good job!  Seriously!  It's hard as fuck, dude.  I'm proud of you for doing that.  I seriously hope you don't see this as patronizing, because I'm really not.  Getting a job is difficult.  Making yourself go out, apply, etc., is difficult.  You've already done it successfully once, now, so you know you can do it again.\r\n\r\nRomance is difficult, but all of these things you can work on can help.  Healthy people are more attractive.  People with GEDs or high school diplomas are more attractive.  Etc.  That's not to say that you're *not* attractive, or that it's impossible to have a love life in your current situation, just that it does make things harder for you.  I ended up with pretty good luck with okcupid - only a few dates here and there with maybe 4-5 people total across a period of about 1.5 years, but then I had a date with a woman to whom I'm now engaged.  It took a lot of work, but it did work out.\r\n\r\nAnd, to be clear, you're not an unkissable person.  I promise.","subreddit_name":"relationship_advice","author":"Blarghedy"},{"body":"I use this: https://www.amazon.com/Carex-Day-Light-Classic-Bright-Therapy/dp/B00PCN4UVU/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1NO9VBH0UL115\r\n\r\nAbout 30 minutes in the morning around 7:00 AM. Then about an hour before bed I wear blue light-blocking glasses.","subreddit_name":"anhedonia","author":"Liberated051816"},{"body":"I noticed that I do better in the spring and worse around this time of year.  So I tried a SAD light and it helps me.  I use this one\r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Carex-Day-Light-Classic-Bright-Therapy/dp/B00PCN4UVU\r\n\r\nbased on this:\r\n\r\nhttps://lorienpsych.com/2020/12/19/light-therapy/\r\n\r\nI’ve tried smaller lamps in the past with less success.  The one linked above is fairly large and you’re supposed to use it a foot from your face.  That level of brightness does seem to be necessary/helpful.","subreddit_name":"berkeley","author":"surrealize"}]}