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I had some pretty crappy skin issues (Dermatitis and occasionally psoriasis) starting in childhood, but as an adult I moved to a tropical country - boom no more

I had some pretty crappy skin issues (Dermatitis and occasionally psoriasis) starting in childhood, but as an adult I moved to a tropical country - boom no more problems. I don't even think I have allergic reactions to cats and dogs anymore. Wild how much your health and mood improves when you can get daily sunlight year round. There's the rainy season for sure, but there's usually a window in the morning of a few hours or so to go for a nice walk in.

wincy 4y ago
The last two winters I’ve had some really bad mental problems. Two winters ago I spent savings and that night booked a morning flight to Florida, which helped a lot. The second time I didn’t have money to blow so I told my wife I was leaving and going to Florida, got in the car and turned off my phone (it was more traumatic and not a good time, she was very upset about me effectively abandoning her and our children. And I was effectively insane for the next two hours, which is good because if I had been thinking clearly I could have booked a flight and ended up 1500 miles away with no plan). About an hour of driving later I snapped out of it, but I’m pretty sure the lack of sunlight where I live in the winter is making me go crazy.
- nradov 4y ago
  I'm not a doctor but it's likely you have something more going on mentally than just lack of sunlight. For the sake of yourself and your family, please see a psychiatrist.
- staticman2 4y ago
  If you haven't done it you can try one of those Seasonal Affective Disorder lights that is supposed to simulate sunlight.
  - barry-cotter 4y ago
    If the light box isn’t working the problem may be that you’re just using enough. People go up to 90,000 lux. https://lorienpsych.com/2020/12/19/light-therapy/#:~:text=Eliezer%20Yudkowsky%20built%20another%20light%20to%20treat%20his,10%2C000%3B%20you%20can%20see%20the%20schematics%20here%20 https://lorienpsych.com/2020/12/19/light-therapy/#:~:text=El....
betwixthewires 4y ago
The latter skin condition runs in my family (thankfully I have never really dealt with it except a couple of bouts when I was a child) and all those in my family that deal with it say the same thing. They go to the tropics and it's gone in a week. I spent a few years in a tropical country and never once got a sunburn. I paid no mind to sun and spent a ton of time outside. Moving back to the states, within 3 months I had gotten a bad sunburn. I don't know what is going on with this sunburn thing but I'm convinced it has more to do with just sun exposure. Maybe ozone, maybe an environmental factor that increases damage upon exposure, I don't know, but there's something there. As far as sun exposure now, I'll put sunscreen on when I'm going to spend more than an hour in direct sunlight at a time. I spend a lot of time outside and I don't really get burned anymore.
- ip26 4y ago
  Higher humidity blocks UV
- blindmute 4y ago
  Eating seed oils increases sunburn risk

wincy 4y ago

The last two winters I’ve had some really bad mental problems. Two winters ago I spent savings and that night booked a morning flight to Florida, which helped a lot. The second time I didn’t have money to blow so I told my wife I was leaving and going to Florida, got in the car and turned off my phone (it was more traumatic and not a good time, she was very upset about me effectively abandoning her and our children. And I was effectively insane for the next two hours, which is good because if I had been thinking clearly I could have booked a flight and ended up 1500 miles away with no plan). About an hour of driving later I snapped out of it, but I’m pretty sure the lack of sunlight where I live in the winter is making me go crazy.

nradov 4y ago
I'm not a doctor but it's likely you have something more going on mentally than just lack of sunlight. For the sake of yourself and your family, please see a psychiatrist.
staticman2 4y ago
If you haven't done it you can try one of those Seasonal Affective Disorder lights that is supposed to simulate sunlight.
- barry-cotter 4y ago
  If the light box isn’t working the problem may be that you’re just using enough. People go up to 90,000 lux. https://lorienpsych.com/2020/12/19/light-therapy/#:~:text=Eliezer%20Yudkowsky%20built%20another%20light%20to%20treat%20his,10%2C000%3B%20you%20can%20see%20the%20schematics%20here%20 https://lorienpsych.com/2020/12/19/light-therapy/#:~:text=El....

betwixthewires 4y ago

The latter skin condition runs in my family (thankfully I have never really dealt with it except a couple of bouts when I was a child) and all those in my family that deal with it say the same thing. They go to the tropics and it's gone in a week. I spent a few years in a tropical country and never once got a sunburn. I paid no mind to sun and spent a ton of time outside. Moving back to the states, within 3 months I had gotten a bad sunburn. I don't know what is going on with this sunburn thing but I'm convinced it has more to do with just sun exposure. Maybe ozone, maybe an environmental factor that increases damage upon exposure, I don't know, but there's something there. As far as sun exposure now, I'll put sunscreen on when I'm going to spend more than an hour in direct sunlight at a time. I spend a lot of time outside and I don't really get burned anymore.

ip26 4y ago
Higher humidity blocks UV
blindmute 4y ago
Eating seed oils increases sunburn risk