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I believe I encountered similar ideas googling wim hoff and the cold exposure therapy stuff. There was a time in my life where I was taking cold showers in the

I believe I encountered similar ideas googling wim hoff and the cold exposure therapy stuff. There was a time in my life where I was taking cold showers in the morning for a different therapeutic purpose, to cure depression. I can tell you that for the duration of the cold shower my existential angst was no longer top of mind.

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agumonkey 4y ago
I often wondered about a primal reptilian brain therapy. Where you overload your brain with deep priorities. Physical EMDR.
SubiculumCode 4y ago
then you start reading things like: cold weather increases the risk of heart attacks, constricting blood vessels, etc, and suddenly that cold shower doesn't just feel shocking, it feels existentially dangerous!
- soperj 4y ago
  Or it could be like brucine in Count of Monte Cristo, as your body gets used to it, it's less likely to kill you.
  - User23 4y ago
    Good old Selye. It's generally true that a stressor that doesn't overcome the body's capacity will result in adaptation toward future instances thereof. Of course there are limits, as the idiot who tried working his way up from BBs to develop a bullet immunity learned the hard way.
    - soperj 4y ago
      >Of course there are limits, as the idiot who tried working his way up from BBs to develop a bullet immunity learned the hard way. shut up, i don't believe you. Actually??
- kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
  It's risky for people who have already developed health issues. That doesn't make it dangerous for healthy people.
  - SubiculumCode 4y ago
    it was a bit tongue in cheek, but really I was alluding to the broader issue where some conditions/treatments/lifestyles/etc both decrease and increase different risk factors.
- goda90 4y ago
  You definitely need to ease into cold to avoid the shock. Slowly ease one body part at a time into the cold stream. Or slowly turn down the temperature as it hits you.
april_22 4y ago
not only that, cold water also helps with obesity and type 2 diabetes https://you.com/search?q=cold+exposure+therapy+for+obesity https://you.com/search?q=cold+exposure+therapy+for+obesity
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RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y ago
> I can tell you that for the duration of the cold shower my existential angst was no longer top of mind. I bet you if you hit your thumb hard with a hammer, your existential angst will also no longer be at the the top of your mind. Likely, any significant physical acute discomfort will remove existential angst from the top of your mind.
- alfor 4y ago
  I think that we need a bit of physical discomfort to push against. We have created an environment with the least amount of effort and variations and as a result the more prevalent diseases are the result of too much calories and not enough effort exerted.
- TrevorJ 4y ago
  I'm pretty sure that's the joke OP was making :)
- darepublic 4y ago
  Yeah that is kind of what I was low key trying to impart. That I couldn't be sure it was working. Certainly it was no silver bullet

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agumonkey 4y ago

I often wondered about a primal reptilian brain therapy. Where you overload your brain with deep priorities. Physical EMDR.

SubiculumCode 4y ago

then you start reading things like: cold weather increases the risk of heart attacks, constricting blood vessels, etc, and suddenly that cold shower doesn't just feel shocking, it feels existentially dangerous!

soperj 4y ago
Or it could be like brucine in Count of Monte Cristo, as your body gets used to it, it's less likely to kill you.
- User23 4y ago
  Good old Selye. It's generally true that a stressor that doesn't overcome the body's capacity will result in adaptation toward future instances thereof. Of course there are limits, as the idiot who tried working his way up from BBs to develop a bullet immunity learned the hard way.
  - soperj 4y ago
    >Of course there are limits, as the idiot who tried working his way up from BBs to develop a bullet immunity learned the hard way. shut up, i don't believe you. Actually??
kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
It's risky for people who have already developed health issues. That doesn't make it dangerous for healthy people.
- SubiculumCode 4y ago
  it was a bit tongue in cheek, but really I was alluding to the broader issue where some conditions/treatments/lifestyles/etc both decrease and increase different risk factors.
goda90 4y ago
You definitely need to ease into cold to avoid the shock. Slowly ease one body part at a time into the cold stream. Or slowly turn down the temperature as it hits you.

april_22 4y ago

not only that, cold water also helps with obesity and type 2 diabetes https://you.com/search?q=cold+exposure+therapy+for+obesity https://you.com/search?q=cold+exposure+therapy+for+obesity

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RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y ago

> I can tell you that for the duration of the cold shower my existential angst was no longer top of mind. I bet you if you hit your thumb hard with a hammer, your existential angst will also no longer be at the the top of your mind. Likely, any significant physical acute discomfort will remove existential angst from the top of your mind.

alfor 4y ago
I think that we need a bit of physical discomfort to push against. We have created an environment with the least amount of effort and variations and as a result the more prevalent diseases are the result of too much calories and not enough effort exerted.
TrevorJ 4y ago
I'm pretty sure that's the joke OP was making :)
darepublic 4y ago
Yeah that is kind of what I was low key trying to impart. That I couldn't be sure it was working. Certainly it was no silver bullet