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I guess you're used to it. Making that change for people who were born and raised in early morning sun will probably not be good for them.

Broken_Hippo 5y ago
I moved from Indiana to Norway. You just get used to it and it isnt a big deal (sunrise is closer to 10am in December, with sunset around 2 or 2:30pm). Folks with winter depression sometimes struggle more here than they did in Indiana, but the doctors are prepared for this.
- collegeburner 5y ago
  > the doctors are prepared for this. I don't think putting people on antidepressants is a good answer, either. Those are meant to be used for about a year to get people back to normal.
  - stormbrew 5y ago
    It's far more likely they're referring to vitamin D supplements and SAD lamps than antidepressants, though I'm sure antidepressants are used when other things don't work.
  - Broken_Hippo 5y ago
    Well, then don't take them. I'm pretty sure you aren't responsible for other folks' medical care, though, and that's between them and their doctor. It doesn't matter how you think they should be used if you aren't a professional treating folks - especially considering that not all mental illnesses resolve within a year or at all.
    - collegeburner 5y ago
- jgwil2 5y ago
  > Folks with winter depression sometimes struggle more here than they did in Indiana Presumably this has more to do with the total hours of light in winter being lower, not what time of the clock they correspond to.
  - Broken_Hippo 5y ago
    That is my assumption as well, but honestly, I don't know if the clock is a contributing factor or not.
- piva00 5y ago
  Moved from Brazil to Sweden. Yeah, the darkness sucks but you adapt after a couple of winters. What really sucks much more getting a crappy winter with no snow and no sun, that's a soul killer.
fleddr 5y ago
I'm from the Netherlands, and I'll never get used to it. I don't care about the hour of more or less sleep, I don't even notice it nor do I ever suffer from jet lags. It's the torturous period from roughly October to March where daylight roughly aligns with the workday or less. Meaning I drive in the dark to work, sit inside all day under artificial light, then drive back home in the dark. Months without daylight, and the little you get to experience is moody, not direct sun light. The flip side is that we get ridiculous amounts of light in the summer. All the way up to 10:30 PM and even around midnight there's still a hint of faint light.

Broken_Hippo 5y ago

I moved from Indiana to Norway. You just get used to it and it isnt a big deal (sunrise is closer to 10am in December, with sunset around 2 or 2:30pm). Folks with winter depression sometimes struggle more here than they did in Indiana, but the doctors are prepared for this.

collegeburner 5y ago
> the doctors are prepared for this. I don't think putting people on antidepressants is a good answer, either. Those are meant to be used for about a year to get people back to normal.
- stormbrew 5y ago
  It's far more likely they're referring to vitamin D supplements and SAD lamps than antidepressants, though I'm sure antidepressants are used when other things don't work.
- Broken_Hippo 5y ago
  Well, then don't take them. I'm pretty sure you aren't responsible for other folks' medical care, though, and that's between them and their doctor. It doesn't matter how you think they should be used if you aren't a professional treating folks - especially considering that not all mental illnesses resolve within a year or at all.
  - collegeburner 5y ago
jgwil2 5y ago
> Folks with winter depression sometimes struggle more here than they did in Indiana Presumably this has more to do with the total hours of light in winter being lower, not what time of the clock they correspond to.
- Broken_Hippo 5y ago
  That is my assumption as well, but honestly, I don't know if the clock is a contributing factor or not.
piva00 5y ago
Moved from Brazil to Sweden. Yeah, the darkness sucks but you adapt after a couple of winters. What really sucks much more getting a crappy winter with no snow and no sun, that's a soul killer.

fleddr 5y ago

I'm from the Netherlands, and I'll never get used to it. I don't care about the hour of more or less sleep, I don't even notice it nor do I ever suffer from jet lags. It's the torturous period from roughly October to March where daylight roughly aligns with the workday or less. Meaning I drive in the dark to work, sit inside all day under artificial light, then drive back home in the dark. Months without daylight, and the little you get to experience is moody, not direct sun light. The flip side is that we get ridiculous amounts of light in the summer. All the way up to 10:30 PM and even around midnight there's still a hint of faint light.