Sleep deprivation as a treatment for depression?!
Question: Sleep deprivation as a treatment for depression!?
I read on webmd!.com that in some cases, sleep deprivation can be an effective treatment for depression!. Does this really work!? How!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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That works for a SHORT term solution only!. If you need to break out of depression in order to do something specific (short range) like a job interview etc!. You can "half cycle" and interrupt the depression syndrome!. For example if you normally go to bed at 11PM and rise at 7 AM!.!.!.!. this time set the alarm for 3 AM and get up IMMEDIATELY and stay up and usually you will feel surprisingly good!. After your job interview - collapse because the "good" that you felt is gonna rebound and knock you down worse!. I've only heard of this working as a short term "trick" like this - never in the long run because sleep deprivation is a major contributor to MAKING someone depressed!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i haven't heard of that, i have depression, and a result of that was insomnia, and if i didn't sleep a couple nights in a row, i would have suicidal thoughts, and it would make my depression way worse than if i got to sleep!.
anyways, thats my opinion, i would never use sleep deprivation to help me, ask your doctor first before you try anything!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
anyways, thats my opinion, i would never use sleep deprivation to help me, ask your doctor first before you try anything!. Www@Answer-Health@Com