Can a night without sleep really help with depression?
Source:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/in-sleepless-nights-a-hope-for-treating-depression/?src=me&ref=general
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Although my case of depression has been under control for years, I find that I still occasionally have a bout of depression, usually lasting a day to a few days. Most times it causes me to not sleep well and being tired compounds the problem. I find that when I finally do get a good night sleep, that is when it starts to lift.
I can't imagine why lack of sleep would help depression. Depression is caused by a part of the brain not functioning properly. The article is interesting though and I am interested enough to look into it further.
I wonder if this works on all types of depression or just post partum?
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Eating well is also important yet difficult when depressed.
Be gentle with yourself when depressed. If you can avoid it, don't make decisions when you are depressed.
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I know once in awhile lose one night's sleep and am not angry about it-I just let it go because it's good.
I would feel better because it's like breaking the norms, it adds novelty and creativity. Depression has its monotonous ritual and you can break it by not sleeping one night.
Perhaps the cool feeling is one of the reasons why there are parties all night in the weekend.
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Sunlight can help battle depression. Many times, depressed people have gone nocturnal because they stay up later and later, afraid to go to bed and have nightmares. They sleep late into the morning and don't get enough sunlight. The easiest way to get a nocturnal person back onto a normal sleeping schedule where they wake up at a decent hour and get enough sunlight is to have them stay up for 24 hours, and then go to bed at a decent hour like 10pm.
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I'm thinking that it's actually the deep sleep you get from *not* having slept well that's really the trigger. I know that after a few days of not sleeping well a deep sleep makes me feel more human, a little happier so to speak.
Like a reset button :D
Deprive yourself of sleep for a good day or so, then zonk out and hit the reset button...sounds plausible