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Cold water immersion

TheCatWoman

I've heard that things like cold showers, cold water swimming etc are really good for ones health, especially if one has something like fybromyalgia or other inflamitory conditions and for mental health too.

Has anyone tried it, does it work or did it just make you so cold you couldn't get warm again?

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  • I do cold shower / baths. Also the opposite, i.e very hot.

    I do anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes, using the coldest possible.

    ---To take into account---

    If it gives me chill-blains, or any additional pain, I stop. I also do it less in winter.

    You can try for brief periods at first, or with cold but not freezing water, so that it is not scary or traumatic.

    I've found useful to do exercise before and after the cold bath / shower --so that the body warms up a bit.

    Soon you get used to it and need none of that, which is how I currently do it.

    For a while I did it in nature (lochs or mountain rivers/streams) and it is nice as well.

    ---Why do I do it---

    I find it like a sponge of suffering.

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  • I do cold shower / baths. Also the opposite, i.e very hot.

    I do anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes, using the coldest possible.

    ---To take into account---

    If it gives me chill-blains, or any additional pain, I stop. I also do it less in winter.

    You can try for brief periods at first, or with cold but not freezing water, so that it is not scary or traumatic.

    I've found useful to do exercise before and after the cold bath / shower --so that the body warms up a bit.

    Soon you get used to it and need none of that, which is how I currently do it.

    For a while I did it in nature (lochs or mountain rivers/streams) and it is nice as well.

    ---Why do I do it---

    I find it like a sponge of suffering.

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  • in reply to Deleted User

    Agreed, I do I few stretches and simple weights beforehand, and I'm on a slow build at the moment just up to a minute. I usually build up to the duration of listening to one of my favourite tracks. 

    Lochs and mountain rivers/streams sounds dreamy.

    Unknown said:
    I find it like a sponge of suffering

      I like this quote. I agree everything goes away, your body is just concentrating on survival. Maybe we leave some of the worst parts of our life in the ice bath for a while.