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'Eco-Therapy' for Environmental Depression: Go Jump Off a Pier

Depressed people often need someone to hug. On occasion, that someone may just be a tree.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090728/h ... 9191268700

"Getting it back doesn't have to be difficult, according to eco-therapists, most of whom, unsurprisingly, practice in California. Patients' treatment typically begins with starting a nature journal, in which they record how much time they spend outside. The results can often be shocking, says Buzzell-Saltzman. "Some patients find they spend less than 15 to 30 minutes a day outside, other than walking to and from their cars," she says. "

That's us; Dubai residents.

Well in this heat thats about how much time I spend outside in a week's time never mind a day.

Sleeping under leafy trees is supposed to be therapeutic. A problem in Dubai is to find leafy trees and of course you wouldn't want to try it in summer.

I miss green leafy trees, fields, and tropical forests back in home country I miss beautiful white sandy beaches. I miss hills, mountains, and volcanoes.
Only life can be easier. I need a hug!
Hugging a dates tree here? No way!

Hug an expat and vice versa - hug a local - may be a better idea