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Good to hear, I struggle with depression and cold plunges have been life changing for me also. I would love to find a community to do it with.
by _yb2s 9mo ago
Good to hear, I struggle with depression and cold plunges have been life changing for me also. I would love to find a community to do it with.
- galaxyLogic 9mo agoThe way Finns do it they take a hot Sauna in the winter and when they get out of the hot-room they go lay naked in the snow. Or plunge into the frozen lake through a sawed-out hole. Then they go back to the sauna again to feel the warmth again. It does feel great and stops you from dwelling in miserable thoughts. That may be part of the reason why Finns are ranked happiest people for multiple years.
- _yb2s 9mo agoYep, I’ve spent time in Finland and loved this… but for me it works better to skip the warm part and just do the cold. However, the Finns in the winter did not seem to be happy at all, but mostly quite deep in seasonal depression.
- galaxyLogic 9mo agoI agree Finns don't usually look very happy. I think their suicide rates are quite high. They drink too much coffee and alcohol. But they do have a great democracy, society, education, healthcare, wealth equality, gender equality. So maybe these studies about happiness instead simply measure "Which people SHOULD be happiest in the world".
- gcanyon 9mo agoI have to mention the 300 club at Amundsen-Scott station. When the temp outside hits -100 (F) they crank up their sauna to 200, then run from the sauna to outside in their underwear.
- jstgunderscore 9mo agoAs part of the 300 club, I have to say that there was no underwear involved in my cohort, just shoes (a requirement).
- gcanyon 9mo agoI am jealous -- can you expand on what I read about having to be careful about breathing as you ran outside for fear of freezing your lungs?
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