![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithIn a conversation with friends, dialecticdreamer recommended sitting by a sunny window as a way of lifting your mood.
This is a great recommendation for depression in general, or seasonal affective disorder in particular, and I've never seen it mentioned specifically. Reading corners are almost always in a quiet dim part of the house with a lamp. Full-spectrum lightboards are recommended but expensive. Going out is harrrrd, and much worse if people throw themselves at you. For generally healthy people, it's a good way to maintain that health. Sunny window = win.
This is something almost everyone could do, because most residences have at least one window that catches sunbeams at least part of the day. Sunlight helps the brain to wake up. Looking outside encourages interest without risk. Nature views improve mood. If setting up a seat by a sunny window seems like too much work, and you have people who are always asking what they can do to help you, consider inviting one of them to set it up.
And why has nobody ever recommended a sunroom or sunporch for persistent low mood or energy? Sure they're expensive, but so are lots of other medical treatments. Huh, maybe because that wouldn't go through a pharmacy and thus would make no money for the medical industry. I could just see some construction companies in Terramagne America putting up a display on the mood-boosting effects of sunlight beside their display of glass panels. :D
Sunny window seats are very popular in Terramagne. They're a lot smaller than a quiet room, so they're quicker and easier to make, and more people have space for them.
So let's explore some simple and more complex ways of getting indoor sun ...
Consider a chair in a cheerful color. Putting a chair by a sunny window is a one-step project. Done!
Hang some prisms in the window to make rainbows. This prismatic table serves a similar purpose. If your view sucks, you can cover the whole window with prismatic film. Shiny.
Add a plant for living energy and a textured afghan for tactile stimulation. The cream chair in that picture matches a more natural-toned decor. Houseplants improve mood, especially in winter.
Put a birdfeeding station or birdhouse outside the window to attract motion. This cozy reading corner has a birdfeeder outside and a book table inside. Watching birds has mood-boosting effects too.
An open porch or a balcony makes a good place for birdfeeders too.
If you prefer cats, you could create a feral cat station with food, water, and shelter. Watching cat videos is uplifting and energizing, so watching them through a window should also work.
For an enclosed porch, consider putting a desk by a window so you can get some sun while you work or relax on the computer.
If you have a sunroom, you can fill it with as many plants as you want.
dialecticdreamer recommended sitting by a sunny window as a way of lifting your mood. This is a great recommendation for depression in general, or seasonal affective disorder in particular, and I've never seen it mentioned specifically. Reading corners are almost always in a quiet dim part of the house with a lamp. Full-spectrum lightboards are recommended but expensive. Going out is harrrrd, and much worse if people throw themselves at you. For generally healthy people, it's a good way to maintain that health. Sunny window = win.
This is something almost everyone could do, because most residences have at least one window that catches sunbeams at least part of the day. Sunlight helps the brain to wake up. Looking outside encourages interest without risk. Nature views improve mood. If setting up a seat by a sunny window seems like too much work, and you have people who are always asking what they can do to help you, consider inviting one of them to set it up.
And why has nobody ever recommended a sunroom or sunporch for persistent low mood or energy? Sure they're expensive, but so are lots of other medical treatments. Huh, maybe because that wouldn't go through a pharmacy and thus would make no money for the medical industry. I could just see some construction companies in Terramagne America putting up a display on the mood-boosting effects of sunlight beside their display of glass panels. :D
Sunny window seats are very popular in Terramagne. They're a lot smaller than a quiet room, so they're quicker and easier to make, and more people have space for them.
So let's explore some simple and more complex ways of getting indoor sun ...
Consider a chair in a cheerful color. Putting a chair by a sunny window is a one-step project. Done!
Hang some prisms in the window to make rainbows. This prismatic table serves a similar purpose. If your view sucks, you can cover the whole window with prismatic film. Shiny.
Add a plant for living energy and a textured afghan for tactile stimulation. The cream chair in that picture matches a more natural-toned decor. Houseplants improve mood, especially in winter.
Put a birdfeeding station or birdhouse outside the window to attract motion. This cozy reading corner has a birdfeeder outside and a book table inside. Watching birds has mood-boosting effects too.
An open porch or a balcony makes a good place for birdfeeders too.
If you prefer cats, you could create a feral cat station with food, water, and shelter. Watching cat videos is uplifting and energizing, so watching them through a window should also work.
For an enclosed porch, consider putting a desk by a window so you can get some sun while you work or relax on the computer.
If you have a sunroom, you can fill it with as many plants as you want.
Re: you can find lights
Date: 2019-12-26 02:33 am (UTC)On the much more expensive, intensively natural side, there are aquarium lights made with rare minerals for growing corals. These usually have a blue, white, or faintly pinkish-purple tone. Some of them make everything look aquatic and would be very soothing under a rippler film. Others just make all the colors pop.