SAD Spa

[VillaStraylight]

I saw my pdoc today and told him that what I really need is not more med's but rather a German-style spa with light therapy, summer temperatures, tropical plants, a nice deck with really comfy deck chairs and a lovely warm pool to swim in...all in one large space. I could go there once a week and pretend that I was in Mexico or some other southern clime and it would give me something to look forward to all week. Imagine all the reading I would get done every winter! He works at a university so I figure that they should undertake this as a capital project, with funding from the drug companies who benefit from our disorders. Personally, I'd be willing to sponsor a nice wooden deck chair. They could put in a walking track around the outside and I could do all the things that I'm supposed to do (like light therapy and exercise) in one place.

[AJ]

I'll bring my own deck chair if you invite me to the pool party.

[Woody]

I do not have SAD but sign me up anyways!

[uni]

I know this is a really old thread, which I have stumbled upon right after returning home from 2 weeks in sunny California, but you know what? I think VillaStraylight's idea may have merit. I mean, why not a place like that where you can simply "be" in an uplifting space for an hour or two a week?

While away, I was able to sit and look at real daylight every morning from an easy chair instead of sitting in front of my SAD light, and although I love my light and brought the compact version along, there is nothing quite like the real thing. And hummingbirds to watch. And of course a cup of coffee with a great guy to start the day off right. Sigh.

[paul m]

Hello Uni. I have said the same thing. For what the gov't has spent on my depressive episodes alone, they could have built a nice spa. Take Care. paul m

[Woody]

Sound like you had a wonderful time Uni