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With winter on the horizon and daylight savings coming to an end this Sunday, November 6, those of us who find the sun setting before 5 p.m. depressing AF are probably bracing ourselves for the weekend. Whether you’ve been diagnosed with SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) or just tend to get a case of the blues when we set the clocks back an hour in the fall, there are a few ways to help re-create the natural light we’re robbed of during the fall and winter months. Some of the best SAD light therapy lights come in both light bulbs and lamps and effectively simulate the appearance (and the mood-boosting effects) of natural daylight—even when it’s pitch black outside.
In fact, even if you don’t find the early onset of dusk to be unapologetically somber, you may benefit from a light therapy device if you live in a home or apartment with little natural lighting or a lack of windows altogether. For instance, even when I used to live in Southern California—and was therefore blessed with never having to experience seasons altogether—the melancholy end of daylight savings brought on the blues for me each year since I can remember—even when I was as young as ten years old.