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Dark and light therapy have been used for years with success, especially with people who have depression and bipolar. You can turn the intensity down with darkness (or at least by filtering the blue light out) and turn up the intensity with light.

I have bipolar, and depression comes knocking every winter. I have Luminette light glasses that I wear every morning for 20 mins starting in late September and all the way to spring.

I also have amber glasses to wear in the evening, especially if I’m feeling a bit hyper and need to come down.

I’ve never heard of the TrueDark glasses, and you better believe I’m checking them out.

I've used Mindroid in the past and got good results from it both for stimulation and relaxation, but balancing a phone on my face for 20 minutes made it a bit inconvenient and I eventually stopped.

I've also used lights as an alarm clock and that was much more pleasant than noise-based ones.

Yes, I have blue light blocking goggles that I wear once the sun goes down, helps me relax before bed.

We installed smart dimmers, smart blinds and smart switches. With homeassitant we can control the lighting in each room as it suits the mood or state. Often when working, and if I can tell the sunshine and work are going to create a headache, I'll drop the blind almost shut and turn on a flood light aimed at the ceiling. The change to a darker room but still good lighting takes the edge off.

Yes, but usually just by going outside into sunlight or retreating to a dark room as needed.