Andrew Huberman· PhD
We know that getting sun and bright light in the day and dark at night helps pretty much every mental health condition.
The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
We know that getting sun and bright light in the day and dark at night helps pretty much every mental health condition.
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Greater night-time light exposure was associated with increased risk for major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, psychosis, bipolar disorder, and self-harm behavior.
one that greater light exposure in the day is associated with lower risk for psychiatric disorders
anxiety relatively the you know less impressive here and and bipolar disorder didn't seem as strong right as well
the exact inverse is basically true for daytime light exposure although not across the board we can generally say that for major depressive disorder generalized anxiety bipolar symptoms there it's a little more scattered
there's a fairly dramatic reduction in psychotic symptoms as one gets more daytime light exposure independent of nighttime light exposure