Light boxes can help relieve seasonal affective depression resulting from dark and cloudy seasons.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of mood disorder where people with normal mental health for most of the year become depressed during a particular season. Though some people become depressed during the summer, winter-related SAD is much more common.
Light therapy is one of the recommended treatments for SAD, which simply involves sitting in front of a light box for up to a couple of hours a day. Light boxes release a brighter and more focused light than most household lighting allows. Though light boxes can be expensive, you can build one yourself.
Instructions
1. Nail the four wood planks together to make the sides of the light box. Screw the wood plank to the bottom of the light box in such a way that you can easily remove the back to install lights.
2. Paint the inside of the box with white paint. Drill a hole in one side of the wood box. The hole must be big enough to thread electrical wire through.
3. Thread electrical wire through the hole. Place the florescent bulbs in the box and hook them up to the wire. Glue the bulbs to the back, or secure them with wire.
4. Apply glue around the top edge of the frame. Lay the translucent pane on top, press down and let the glue dry. Plug the wires for the bulb into the socket.
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