subject: How Much Sleep Do You Get? [print this page] If you are dealing with depression and sleep deprivation is not behind it, you might be surprised to learn that a little bit of sleep deprivation can help you overcome it. A lack of sleep for a few nights in a row can stimulate different hormones in the body which may actually help to lift your mood to a certain extent. Although it is not a long-term treatment for the problem, it may be able to help you to overcome a short bout with depression, simply by not allowing yourself to get enough sleep for a few nights. Hopefully this advice will help you.
