Articles for tag: depression, ketamine

Marjorie

Two people shine a searchlight up into Godzilla's face.

Bright light therapy requirements changing over time

I’ve mentioned this in passing a few times on the site — the exposure length and timing of the bright light therapy I use to control carb cravings, insomnia, low mood, and zombie brain changes over the years. I used to need it only from October to April, for 30 minutes, and it wouldn’t work ...

Flowers grow out of a scary black metal helmet.

Things that still mess up my mood

August 13, 2017: My theories on this subject have changed. Until I can get my act together to update this content, please see this post. This was adapted from a post on my old blog, Blessed Depth. I’ve written elsewhere about how I threw off the yoke of my decades-long depression about 15 years ago, ...

Flowers grow out of a scary black metal helmet.

My depression and what I did to end it

Last updated April 2023. Basically a crushing depression till 31. My depression lasted from junior high until I was about 31. I had concluded by ninth grade that it was not event- or environment-based. At around 30, after 18 months on antidepressants, I realized they were a disaster for me and I looked elsewhere for ...