Fatihh Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 What about staying in dark for an extended time like 48 hours. Dark therapy has been shown to reduce symptoms of bipolar disorder. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9611672 So it basically gives the brain rest. Would it reduce the hyperexcitability of the lingual gyrus what we need ? Maybe from evolutionary persective we should seek rest in dark to protect and heal our light sensitivity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay1 Posted August 11, 2018 Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 It's an interesting idea and one I have thought about before... I'm just scared about letting my mind run amok without distractions of tv, phone etc ... my thinking gets VERY strange/trippy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatihh Posted August 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Jay1 said: It's an interesting idea and one I have thought about before... I'm just scared about letting my mind run amok without distractions of tv, phone etc ... my thinking gets VERY strange/trippy! Maybe you should build it up to get used to it. I am going to try it. Another quote: Kittens placed in a dark-room for 10 or 15 days (but not 5 days) at 30 days of age exhibited significantly reduced levels of neurofilament compared with 40-day-old normally reared animals, indicating that dark exposure has returned their visual cortex into a structurally less mature state. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982213000699 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay1 Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Will be interested to hear how you get on. Do you meditate? I think meditation techniques will be essential to get through it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayum_son Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 I thought about that too but since my visuals are always a bit worse after being in the dark for a few mins, I never got around to trying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatihh Posted August 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Jay1 said: Will be interested to hear how you get on. Do you meditate? I think meditation techniques will be essential to get through it I dont meditate because I am always sleepless, which causes me stress. With stress it is difficult for me to 'chill'. So, first thing I want to do is improve my sleep. How is your sleep pattern, how much do you sleep and what time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay1 Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 It is not great... I have different cycles of insomnia... Sometimes I can't sleep until, say, 4am, then rise at 7am... Other times, I fall asleep at midnight and then wake at 4am and don't get back to sleep. Currently, I am in a cycle where i sleep from about midnight until 2am, then get back to sleep again at 5am until 7am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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