Sleep settled on me before I wanted it to – 11:30 pm. Then released me from its grasp before I desired – 2 am. It refuses to return for several hours, begrudgingly settling over me at 6 am. Having insomnia is frustrating, having it with zombies only amplifies this frustration. Last night my dreams were …
Introduction I’ve been blogging over the last number of weeks about my experiences with light therapy. I now have six full weeks of data – one week demonstrating what was a typical pre-light therapy nap pattern and the other five post-light therapy nap pattern. The aggregate data seems to indicate that the light therapy is …
I feel so angry right now…and I’m trying to practice acceptance…I’m trying to accept that this is just the way it is, that I can work towards a different tomorrow, but that I can’t change the past. That I have to accept my limitations and while I want to overcome them, I have to accept …
Introduction I recently blogged about my first week or so on light therapy using a light box. There were some impressive improvements – the time I spent napping was cut by over 50% as were the number of naps I took. This week provides some less optimistic, but still positive, and interesting data… The Data …
I’ve struggled throughout my life with OCD – for which I now take 60 mg daily of Prozac. I’ve struggled with ADD – for which I now take 20 mg daily of Adderall XR (extended release). I’ve struggled with dysthymia and major depressive episodes – for which I now take 300 mg Wellbutrin SR (sustained …
A little refresher: On Monday (4/14) I decided to test how my body reacted to consumption of a significant amount of sugar. I found that other than my blood glucose levels going through the roof for a few hours it didn’t have any noticeable effect. I didn’t experience a boost in energy, nor did I …
I know, I know, this is a little weird – but I don’t have diabetes and I do sometimes check my blood glucose levels…Here is what they have looked like over the past week:1I think all the times are off by almost one hour – so the real times are closer to time presented +1, …
Why I Try I saw my psychiatrist last Friday. I drive forty-five minutes into Philadelphia to see him, and then an hour or more back out (rush hour seems to begin earlier and earlier these days). For those who know me – this is a lot of travel…but improving my health is high on my …
I haven’t been recording for a while. It looks like my last entry was for the 26th-27th of January (2.19), that means nothing for the 27th-28th (2.20), 28th-29th (2.21), 29th-30th (2.22), 30th-31st (2.23), 31st-1st (2.24), 1st-2nd (2.25), 2nd-3rd (2.26). Today is the 3rd to 4th (2.27). The churches’ annual congregational meeting was on the 30th …
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Day 2.18 (Sat->Sun) Conflating Variables I exercised for nearly three hours, I was struggling with some depression. I did preparations for Sunday morning, which while I enjoy can also be intense. I used the CES both morning and night. Results FitBit reports that I was “in bed” for 8 hrs. 25 mins and slept for …
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