No.128
In my opinion cold showers have been pivotal to my self improvement thus far. Check out the link below(It explains the benefits better than I can).
Before you look at it though I should add the caveat that some of the sources for benefits are inconclusive and require further testing. For instance some use only a small group of people, while others are missing graphs and other data. Take everything with a grain of salt. With that said, with what they do have and from personal experience, it appears to be very promising, especially when it comes to self improvement.
>Add a full stop where there is a space, make sure to read thishttp://collegetopia co/cold-showers-strange-addiction/
My experience with cold showers has been a good one. Before I began I used to always be depressed. I'd always manage to push it back for a while but no matter what I'd almost always relapse, each time feeling worse than before because of the feeling of the inevitability of the depression. I posted a thread on /adv/ asking for help, I got the usual responses except this time someone told me to try cold showers. I tried it but instantly changed my mind when I went into the shower, being a bit skeptical I looked it up and got a bunch of articles similar to the one I posted(Although without sources), this intrigued me so I tried again. This went on and on and until eventually it became a daily routine.
Here are some of the changes I noticed in my daily life, some occurring straight after, while others occurred weeks after regular cold showers.
>Keep in mind they could be placebo or due to something else(I doubt this but keep it in mind)
>Straight after taking a cold shower I would feel very energised and sometimes even strangely happy.
>After weeks of consistent cold showersI was no longer depressed
Reduced anxiety(Not 100% about this one)
I was also able to handle stressful situations better, more in control of emotional reactions
Became more productive(This could be due to anything)
>Months afterDefinitely felt that I was more resilient to stress
Depression didn't relapse
Definite feeling that my anxiety was reduced
Here's a tedtalk on one of the mental benefits of cold showers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb0h8ZKvJW4
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No.129
All I've noticed is clearer skin and more resistance to cold weather.
On the other hand I need to take freezing cold showers.
No.137
Ask /fit/ about it. They'll vehemently oppose you. It causes all kinds of stress responses.
No.140
>>129Yeah the clearer skin part is a nice bonus. I barely ever have spots on my face now.
Go full cold and go in cold turkey, that's when the challenge of cold showers comes in. The youtube link is relevant to what I mean by that, although he does take a while to get to the point.
No.147
>>137/fit/ opposes cold showers because everytime someone starts a cold shower thread on /fit/ they always act like vegans, in the sense that they won't stop talking about it and act like they are superior to anyone who doesn't. Because of this, people like to shitpost with cold shower threads and thus /fit/ despises cold showers.
In reality cold showers are a good compliment to workouts.
No.163
i heard sam hyde mention that he does this but i thought he was joking
No.180
I'm cutting down on fapping, and this helps me keep my sex drive down.
No.181
>>180I should clarify.
I don't mean long-term. I mean immediate.
When I have nothing to do and I feel like fapping, I'll take a cold shower, and the urge goes away.
No.182
>>181Yeah, I heard combining cold showers with nofap makes for a good combo.
No.186
>>128Usually after workout I go with steaming hot shower, and flush myself with freezing cold water thoroughly. I don't know if that can be physically related to my training, but after this type of shower, I don't feel tired at all instantly, after 3 hours of heavy work out, and I get zero muscle soreness the next day. I generally feel better mentally after work out, but this type of showers definitelly contributes to that as well.
No.188
How do you go with this?
Do you take cold showers:
-as a replacement for regular showers, like washing self with cold water all the time?
-as a completely different activity than regular showers?
-as a compliment to regular showers, like taking the cold shower at the end?
No.189
>>188>as a replacement for regular showers, like washing self with cold water all the time?Either this.
>as a compliment to regular showers, like taking the cold shower at the end?Or this. If you're doing it this way, at the least stay under cold for a minute at the end.
Personally I'd go with choice 1, cold turkey.
No.201
It's cold as balls here so cold showers are a bad idea if I don't want to get sick.
Maybe I should work out beforehand so I'm not freezing.
No.205
>>201Cold showers improve immune system
Or so the studies that have been done and people's personal experience seem to imply.
No.438
>>128How do you do it? Did you jum straight with the water on the coldest or did you ease it up from mild to cold? I am wondering if the different approaches give different results.
No.445
>>438I jumped into the water on the coldest setting.
You can also take a hot/warm show and then change it to full cold in the end.
I'm pretty sure you can also gradually go from warm to cold.
AS long as you gasp or breathe faster from the cold water, you're doing it right. In my opinion it's better going to cold straight away because it adds a "facing discomfort" element to it.
No.470
>>163Sam Hyde is a funny guy, but he doesn't exactly look like a good example to follow as far as being healthy
No.475
>>470I've seen some fat unhealthy people recommend exercise. Should people not take their advice because they're fat and unhealthy?
Sam Hyde may not be healthy, but there are healthy people who recommend this. In my gym there a lot of walking tanks talking about cold showers religiously and recommending it to every person they talk to.
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No.481
>tfw had a shower that could go from completely cold to completely hot
>it broke down
>couldn't find a similar one
>the coldest setting of the best one I found is a mild cold, like having no shirt outside during a windy day
I miss my cold showers ;_;
No.483
No.538
>>128just tried a cold shower,
I started with warm water, last 30 seconds I switched to cold, actually it was more like 10 seconds, It was terrible and I was screaming. I didnt think it would be that unconfortable…
No.547
>>538It's even worse if you start off from cold immediately..
No.548
>>547i'm gonna try again tomoz, hopefully i'll manage 30 seconds :D
No.550
i will try to pick up a new habit: Waking up every day at 5 am (no more staying up until morning), take a cold shower, and do something productive before studies.
Wish me luck.
No.552
>>550Goodluck man.
I'm trying to wake up early too. Went to sleep at 3am last night and woke up at 3pm.. The earlier I wake up the more productive I end up being for that day.
No.553
>>548Get through the first 30-60 seconds and it becomes bearable
No.554
>>552Yeah, same shit happens to me all the time too. Except I stay up even longer.
Thanks.
No.572
>>550Well, I fucking did it! Knowing that my water is either - hot as fuck, warm, or cold as ice, it was pretty torturous at first. Not to mention that it's cold outside and in my house too. Tried to shower for at least 30 secods on both my front and back individually. Didn't forget head either.
Does time has impact on benefits?
Anyway, I felt fucking great immidiatelly after. I felt alive and happy, which was not the case of me waking up at 5-7 am before.
No.573
so i just tried to take a cold shower. it was ridiculously cold, i put my hands in first to test the water, and they were getting numb. is it supposed to be that cold, because that's pretty crazy. ended up turning on the hot water a little bit, so it was still pretty uncomfortable, but i got more used to it near the end. overall it was cool, im going to try adding less hot water next time i shower
No.574
>>573Yeah, same with my water.
It's better on whole body than individual parts, because your body gets used to it. Don't be afraid.
No.582
>>572Now you know why I got addicted to this.. Eventually you slowly become more used to the cold. That uncomfortable as fuck cold shock becomes shorter and shorter until you reach my stage, where it literally takes a second.
I think the recommended minimum time is 3 minutes, but if you go above that time it doesn't matter too much. I always went well above 3 minutes.
>>573The best thing to do is get under the shower first, with your back facing the shower head and then as soon as possible turn it full cold. Once your back and chest have been hit by the cold it becomes easy to target other body parts.
No.610
After reading this thread two days ago I started to take cold showers too. I have hat four now, one in the morning and one before bed. And I love them!
Just took my pre bed one (Cold shower and then a hour of reading) and I feel great!
I`m looking forward to taking one tomorrow!
No.614
I'm going to try one out right now. It's been just over a week since I've showered.
I'm going to set up my PS2 and get comfy.jpg, so I'm prepared when I'm (likely) going to be freezing after.
Fuck January.
No.616
>>614So I took the cold shower.
I instantly got this incredibly tight feeling in my chest, and was taking short, constricted breaths. I said "fuck that" and got it somewhat warm, sat there for 5 minutes, and let it slowly go back down to cold, but not as cold as it was when I first got in.
Surprisingly more comfortable than I thought it was going to be, and I was really fucking energetic after, and feeling great.
I'm gonna go get lewd with my rifle and clean her, then go play some FF XII. Thanks, /improve/.
No.620
>>614>No shower for over a weekAre you french?
No.624
>>620I'm a lazy NEET burgerclap.
No.628
>>128Recently rediscovered cold showers, going for one right now. Going to continue this habit because of this thread
No.635
>>628>>616>>610Do any of you feel occasionally happy after taking them? Used to happen to me a lot especially on shitty days, that's when the contrast in moods was very noticeable. That's why I grew to like them.
Also congrats on starting.
No.639
>>635Yeah, I was feeling very happy and energetic after.
I was planning on just playing Final Fantasy for an hour or two and passing out in bed. Instead, I had enough of a good mood buzz to get lewd with my rifle, who I've been putting off cleaning for a while. I even had enough "give a shit" in me to watch some more Chinese cartoons. I've been really fucking lazy and apathetic, and have been too fucking lazy to even lay in bed and watch anime.
I feel a hell of a lot different after taking the cold shower. It's a huge mood changer.
No.646
Does starting with hot shower for a few minutes and then having the rest of the shower cold have the same effect? I've tried this but i don't know if it works as well as jumping straight into ice-cold water
No.647
>>646Physical benefits wise, as long as it's cold enough it should have the same effect. A lot of people take it this way and there's nothing wrong with that. Someone correct me if I am wrong but I think alternating from hot to cold has some benefits of its own. So really, if this is the way you want to do it, go for it.
I think one thing you might miss out on is the whole, facing discomfort element of taking cold showers that the video above outlined. From experience going from hot to cold was easier than going from completely dry to ice freezing cold. Not on the physical discomfort level but mentally it took much more mental gymnastics to go cold turkey. Even now I find myself hesitating sometimes before turning on the showerhead, whereas going from hot to cold was generally not problematic. It was just as uncomfortable but I didn't get as much mental resistance to going full cold.
http://collegetopia.co/cold-showers-strange-addiction/Second half of article goes into more detail.
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No.649
>>635>>610 here (Other IP ATM)
Yes, I feel very much happier. Not that I`m depressed or feeling down. When I take the showers I have some energetic music on, it helps to dance around to get used to the cold. So afterward I feel very happy. Singing dancing and a feeling of achievement, and that just a few minutes after waking!
No.749
How are you able to take a cold shower in the winter? I go to sleep cold, and wake up in a cold environment so I like to feel warm for a few minutes.
No.750
>>749That's the challenge, you walk up to shower feeling cold on a cold fucking day and it feels like it is a bad day.
You turn it on and within a minute the cold is only hitting you on the external level while internally you feel warm as fuck. You can then leave the shower half naked and walk around the house feeling warm and amazing as fuck.
No.880
>>128After 8 out of 12 months cold showering I am going to back away for good. Unfortunately I experienced none of the benefits that attracted me to it in the first place. That doesn't mean I don't believe in them but they didn't work out for this human.
>PositivesKnowing that I was able to become conditioned to cold showers is a confidence booster
>NegativesAfter a long stretch of working long hours in a physically demanding job + travel time, I could no longer conserve the energy to take a cold shower when I had just walked in from -28.
I realized that I was only doing them because it enabled me to check off a mental box underneath self improvement. Checking off this box would make me feel accomplished but it was a lie.
I recommend any anon give this a legit try and see if it works for them
No.910
Ok, so I started the cold shower therapy about 2 weeks ago but i've only been turning the water to fairly cold because i'm a pussy faggot.
Gonna have a shower now, no hot water at all, maximum coldness. Here goes.
No.914
Just took a cold shower. I managed to get it almost to the coldest setting, cleaned myself, then I cut of the hot water completely. Damn it was cold, I almost fainted in the shower. I dunno but when I came out and checked myself out in the mirror my flaccid cock looked bigger than normal, contrary to what one might expect.
No.916
I began taking cold showers a week ago. Since then, I have found the following improvements:
I am able to get straight out of bed in the morning.
I am sleeping better.
I have better appetite.
I am getting better results with physical exercise.
I am able to focus more when studying.
I am more motivated to try to improve myself in general.
My skin is less greasy and generally clearer.
My hair seems softer.
My cardiovascular endurance has improved.
My immune system is stronger
I sweat less.
I fart less.
I need to blink only once every two minutes.
I can hear, see and smell better.
I can stare directly at the sun with no damage to my eyesight.
I can immerse my hands in boiling water and suffer no burns.
I can quote any part of the Quran.
I have grown three inches in height.
My dick has grown two inches.
I learned to speak Mongolian overnight.
I have been initiated into the highest degrees of Freemasonry, even though I was not a member.
I can go into any door guarded by a black bouncer, and when asked to justify why he has let me in by anyone else, he responds: He cool
I know Karate.
I can orgasm at will.
I can ejaculate with terrifying accuracy and power, being able to kill small animals and break car windows, much like a very powerful slingshot.
I get an extra ride in roller coasters.
I can guess people's deepest sexual desires by looking at their car license plates.
I have saved money in my gas bill.
No.918
>>916>I fart less.I need to try this out. No.924
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>470I don't know, he did a semi-serious Q&A on Thanksgiving and he seems to have his head on right about a lot of things. He might not know it all, but he seems genuinely concerned about having a healthy state of mind.
Here it is if you're interested. I thought it was really cool that he was willing to somewhat step out of character for a little while. If the echoing in the beginning drives you crazy, it stops about 26 minutes in.
No.925
the way I do it is take a regular shower as I normally would.
then turn the water to cold and bathe in it for about a minute before getting out.
No.926
>>916>I have saved money in my gas bill.Now that must be a lie, you can't shit me
No.929
Anyone here depressed and taking cold showers? If so, is it helping?
No.937
>>929I was, not even sure why, but then I started sleeping properly (8-9 hours a night) and taking cold showers every day. Funny how the simple things make such a dramatic difference. I succeed more socially and my motivation at uni is far better than it was. I actually look forward to getting up in the morning in a world full of cunts. Just fucking go for it.
No.938
Had a cold shower 10 minutes ago. Decided to do it after my daily 30min exercise.
I gotta admit, I started off lukewarm and gradually lowered the temp instead of going cold turkey. It still felt pretty good and I feel a lot less shit than before.
Thanks bro, maybe I'll finally stop seeing everyday life a pain and actually look forward to it.
No.962
>>188Not him but I take cold showers.
Don't start with cold water. Every time you step into the shower set it to your comfort level.
Once your in the shower start to turn it down until it feels cool but you can function comfortably in it. Do this every time you shower.
Start in the summer when it's hot, the cold will be more refreshing and relaxing than panic inducing.
Eventually you will prefer te cold over warm (or at least I do). My wife doesn't understand how I can take such cold showers even thought they feel warm to me and her showers feel like a fucking acid bath.
No.976
>>137how ironic, as training/lifting weights does the same thing.
muscle growth and/or strength gains are just stress responses.
No.980
Im going to try this when I wake up tomorrow, even tho I live in northern England, so it be pissing freezing.
No.985
I find that the less I want to take a cold shower the better I feel after taking one.
No.986
>>985I think this is the main point, the feeling of accomplishment comes after forcing yourself into doing something against your wants.
No.1019
My shower spews out water faster so it can over flow out of my walk in shower meaning I more to worry about than just my discomfit, so i see this as a win win
No.1044
I hate to be a downer, I think there are SOME benefits to cold showers like better cold resistance and healthier immune system but to be honest, and I'm trying at least to speak from experience, the reason your feeling better is because your punishing yourself. You feel bad about yourself and , after doing this, you've felt like you've atoned in some way and have more peace of mind. This is much better than cutting yourself etc ,and I'm not saying your on the same mental level as someone who does that, but you might want to consider psychologically what you have in common with people who do so, possible borderline tendencies, and see what treatments have helped them.
No.1053
>>1044I disagree, well for one the feeling better part is a physical response not a psychological one, don't remember the exact reason but it had something to do with the cold shock.
The reason why I think I mentally feel better is because I challenge myself and then even with the horrible discomfort I soldier it to the end. In other words, fight through the discomfort.
This is about as much self-flagellation as going to the gym.
No.1071
No.1157
>>538Fuck man, I need to start doing this again. I remember when I started showering instead of having a bath when I was younger that's how my dad told me to shower. Wash warm, rinse cold. I have no idea when I stopped but it must have been when I was around 10 or 11. Time to turn a bad habit back into a good one especially since it's so simple
No.1171
>>1044I agree that many of the benefits aren't from the cold shower itself, but I don't think it's from a feeling of atonement.
It's more likely that it makes people feel good because they just forced themselves to do something they didn't wanna do and feel better about themselves as a result.
No.1172
I'm normally an advocate for just going full cold but if you live in a colder area the cold water is way colder than elsewhere. I was in Florida for a while and the full blast cold was refreshing. But back up here the full cold physically hurts and gives me a terrible brain freeze though my skull. I finished the shower anyway but I had a take a minute at the end while the pain subsided and it wasn't pleasant.
Anyway, if it's fucking cold where you're at, transition into the full blast cold.
No.1192
>>750>You turn it on and within a minute the cold is only hitting you on the external level while internally you feel warm as fuck. I think you have hypothermia.
No.1200
>>1192When the body is placed in cold temperature, blood rushes from extremities to internal organs to.. ironically, prevent hypothermia and shock.
Step it up nigga
No.1278
>>186>after 3 hours of heavy work outAre you sure that not too much?
No.1355
I just took a cold shower after seeing this thread out of curiosity, and boy does it wake you up!! Goddam!! I normally have a problem with getting up in the morning and I take long showers cause they are so comfortable. Two birds with one stone. HOT WATER IS A HUGE LUXURY and i don't think ill be going back to them anytime soon. thank you OP
No.1371
>>470he's unhygienic not unhealthy, he lifts
No.1374
I do this time to time. I open hot water first then change it to mildy cold. It feels so fucking great. I know changing hot water to cold water quickly isnt best thing but yolo.
No.1377
I took a cold shower today and went in cold turkey after a slight hesitation; I freaked out a bit then took a good deep breath and relaxed.. it was great; I smiled and had a nice warm piss in the end.
No.1410
>>1355Cold showers blow morning coffee straight out of the fucking water.
No.1411
No.1469
Eh just took my first one and damn it was really fucking cold. I live in a pretty cold area (at least in winter), and that fucking water felt like it'd give me hypothermia. Couldn't even stand under it, just managed to wash my limbs. Not really feeling the euphoria or anything, just kind of more alert and like my brain can function faster. I'll try again at some point, I'm just scared of hypothermia or something cause the numbness starts after just a few seconds.
No.1471
>>1469Hypothermia is not an issue. It's not really a danger unless you spend a prolonged time (30 minutes, for example) in water that is exactly freezing temperature (0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit) and believe me, you won't even spend half that time in the cold shower.
People can survive hypothermia for thirty to sixty minutes. Your shower is not as cold as a frozen lake and you won’t even get close to hypothermia. You can handle five minutes of being cold.
No.1473
>>1471Well, in that case, I'm off to try again. If I die, I'm gonna haunt the shit out of you
No.1474
>>1473Went better than the first, could get my limbs and my back too, gonna keep trying.
No.1505
I was taking cold showers for like 4 months last year. No positive changes and I got sick a bunch of times.
No.1705
Protip:
Cold showers are like swimming in cold water - let go, and just dive in, and you'll adjust much faster and have a happier time than if you inch in bit by bit.
It's tough to avoid stepping back at first, but I find that making sure certain parts (armpits, inner thighs, neck, lower back) get directly blasted helps me adjust faster.
No.1723
>>1278Bitch please I do 5 hours a day and I work 80 hour weeks.
No.1746
thought of trying this
I have some jacked up skin due to eczema and hospital-aquired mrsa
it seems like the warmer the water, the shittier the quality
it always comes out foggy
No.1747
>>1746I also got some fucked up skin shit, unfortunately on my face
eczema runs in the family and im also suffering from acne at the same time, so treating one aggravates the other. will be trying a cold shower tomorrow morning - ill let you know how it affects my skin if this thread stays up and we could maybe find out if it really does help us out or if its just coincidence
No.1783
>>438I started it on not very cold and would keep showering at that coldness until it became easy, then i'd move it up
As I am now I put it onto the very coldest setting and it doesn't feel cold enough. When I get out my body doesn't even shake anymore because I don't feel all that cold.
If I keep my head under for too long though it gives me brain hurt. Don't know why
No.1807
The only reason I ever turn down the temperature is for my hair. It may be anecdotal but I've found that hot water really fucks with my hair. Ever since I started no-poo with cold water my hair's been amazing (granted I went about a month into no-poo with hot water, so the worst parts may have been avoided by the time I went cold).
The little jolt from the cold may give you a little adrenaline boost but it will dissipate in time. Unless you need to plan out everything in the shower I really don't think it helps all that much. But I'm not going to argue with a placebo effect if it's cheaper than what you're doing already.
No.1815
here in North Chile cold showers are the best due to the fucking heat
No.3664
>>1705
That's exactly what I wanted to post.
Compared to hot showers, the cold water is really cold, but compared to bathing in natural water, the water is just ok.
I'm at my forth week. I like how I don't need to adjust the water when I take the shower.
After a shower I feel weird, like the heat has been sucked out of me. Is there something I should do after a cold shower?
Also in the summer, the air is hot and the cold water isn't super cold. But in the winter what do you people do?
No.3667
>>3664
I find cold showers more beneficial in Winter tbh
No.4012
Reminder to keep doing this as it fucking works wonders
No.4014
If you're a man do it for your load, the very reason your balls hang outside your body is because they need cooler temperatures to produce
No.4021
No.4023
How in the world am I supposed to do this during winter? It'll be -5 to -15 celsius. If I wake up with a slight headache, feeling groggy, chilly, tired of living I don't think I'll be able to force my body under a balls-freezing shower not even if LaBeouf was screaming next to me in a squatting position.
No.4031
>>4021
Well that's the general consensus, and isn't that what it's all about?
No.4034
>>4023
Wrong mindset tbh. It's the act of forcing yourself to get up and take a freezing shower which gives you the amazing high when you step out and dry yourself off. Also, all the gasping and punching the air when you dive into the water will help wake you up.
Do it faggot!
No.4035
No.4036
>>4034
This.
Although I can sympathize with this:
>How in the world am I supposed to do this during winter? It'll be -5 to -15 celsius.
If you're not used to cold showers or have never taken them, I really would not start in winter. Or at the least I wouldn't start *full* cold in winter. I'd stick to slightly below luke warm. If you are worried about hypothermia, keep in mind it is highly unlikely you'll stay in the shower long enough to get it.
No.4037
>>4034
Okay, I'm convinced. I try cold shower tomorrow morning. Should I try hardcore cold water or mildly cold?
No.4038
>>4037
If you have any heart problems avoid going full hardcore cold. Just as a precaution.
If you are perfectly fine I'd recommend you go full cold. Now here is the thing, the cold shock for a first timer will be overwhelming. To reduce it's intensity it's important to learn to breath calmly. Force yourself to keep a steady breath. It usually lasts a minute, but you could cut that down with proper breathing.
Once the cold shock fades away the shower becomes bearable and it may actually feel good at this point. You won't be cold anymore and if you walk out in the open air you'll feel warm.
You will also feel like a fucking beast ready to take on the world.
No.4039
>>4038
How long should I torture myself? several minutes or more?
No.4040
>>4037
I usually put it to medium to wash my hair etc. then turn it down bit-by-bit until it's on the coldest setting then leave it there for a few minutes. It's not comfortable at all, but just wait until you get out and dry yourself off. It's a fucking amazing feeling and it really does wonders for anxiety.
No.4042
>>4039
After the cold shock is gone it's fair game, stay as long as you like. I'd say about 4-5 minutes total, maybe even less, several minutes would be okay. It stops being torture after the first minute and eventually you'll actually enjoy the feeling of cold water.
Your biggest challenge won't be the actual showering process. That's easy. It's the getting into the shower and turning it to full cold that you will find to be the biggest challenge.
Here's a word of advice, the longer you wait to turn it on, the more anxious you get. Get in, and straight away turn into full cold and prepare your anus. If you get in, and don't immediately turn it on, you'll start getting doubts and you'll start making excuses and there will be a lot of mental gymnastics. This is actually where the mental improvement comes into play. The feeling you get here along with all the excuses and doubt is similar to the feeling you get right before you face any uncomfortable situation, whether it be approaching a hot girl or [insert ballsy uncomfortable situation]. So in practice you're basically learning to condition yourself to discomfort. Being used to discomfort is an amazing skill and very useful!
No.4044
>>4042
>The feeling you get here along with all the excuses and doubt is similar to the feeling you get right before you face any uncomfortable situation
This.
I just wish I managed to do it every time instead of pussying out 50% of the time and opting for the gradual method
I-I'll keep trying
No.4054
Wow, just wow. I really liked it. Don't get me wrong, it was awful and I strugled all 4 minutes and didn't have any pleasant physical feelings. But I was glad that I forced myself to do it and after shower I discowered that I'm ot sleepy like at all. Ordinary half an hour after getting from bed I strugle with desire to return back to bed, but now in 5 minutes after getting up I am functional human bean, thanks to cold shower.
No.4056
>>4054
Nice one chap, the thing about warm showers in the morning is that they may be overly tempting but they'll actually cause you to feel more drowsy and you won't get any of the cognitive benefits of doing something you'd rather not
No.4058
Going to attempt to jump straight into ice water today for the first time rather than gradually turning the temperature down.
Wish me luck lads
No.4059
>>4058
Good luck man.
>Pic related is cheering you on
No.4061
>>4059
>>4058
Fucking did it, definitely feels a lot more of an accomplishment if you say 'fuck it' and jump straight in. Going to continue this for the next few weeks hopefully. Will post again with the outcome
No.4071
>>4059
whats her ethnicity?
No.4080
It feels better on second day.
No.4083
>>4080
And even more so on the third day.
No.4085
No.4090
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>DO NOT TRY THIS IF YOU HAVE HEART PROBLEMS
>aka Cold Shock response
>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_shock_response
Why not just put your hands under running cold water and wet you body, specifically chest, back and thighs (biggest areas of you body), like before going into lake, sea or swimming pool. It's kinda common sense and this method should help you avoid any dangers of this type. You will make a bit of mess as floor will get wet, but that's not big problem.
Thoughts on this?
No.4120
>>470
Sam is red-pilled. He definitely 'knows' but he probably just has his vices like anyone else.
No.4159
>>1044
It increases blood flow, as well as testoserone levels. What you're saying may be partially true but it has plenty of tangible physical benefits.
No.4162
Holy fuck I forgot how fucking good this shit feels.
Took one this morning at 6am before work and my God, I was energized for the entire morning and just in general felt great.
Currently doing meditation, nofap and cold showers.
No.4324
Ive been doing the hot shower followed by cold rinse for a few months and found no tangible benfit to my life. I tried the full cold shower a few times recently and found it a completely different experience. Even just the sense of accomplishment from getting into it stone cold is a good buzz. I feel mood elevated anfd alert for a good while after.
I have a problem though. I have mild dry skin problems (mainly affecting my scalp) and when I go full cold shower, about 10 minutes after getting out i feel incredibly itchy all over my body, particularly my legs. Its not soap residue (i dont use soap, only shampoo every couple of days). I also get a bit of a runny nose afterwards. I shower just before leaving for work and have to walk in the cool weather (UK). After a shower, i get dried and changed asap and drink hot water or tea. These issues are holding me back from doing it daily. Anyone else have similar issues? The itching thing is not uncommon. Something to do with histamine release in cold conditions. (I have hayfever and very mild asthma)
No.4325
>>4324
Sometimes get pretty itchy afterwards too, but it might be my towel. I'm English too, so maybe it's our water?
No.4326
>>538
I'd show her my sleigh.
No.4327
>>4090
That would probably make it easier but part of the point of taking cold showers is building your discipline.
No.4329
>>4023
>mfw it's -5c now
>mfw taking a cold shower
Truly worth every second of my balls freezing beyond absolute zero. Seriously.
No.4336
I noticed extremely cold showers give me an energetic rush and I think very hot showers made my hair start to recede slightly. But I'm afraid of messing up my sexual drive and I'm not sure what to do. I'm in relationship right now but even when I'm not, I want to feel horny and maximize my arousal/orgasm potential. Seriously, orgasms are like free heroine in your body and I want my dose at least once a week. Taking cold showers makes me numb to arousal and my penis shrinks. I don't want that
No.4345
Usually I give myself short 20-30 seconds extreme cold shocks in between washing myself with relatively warm water. I end the shower on a few seconds warm note. Am I ruining the effects?
I always understood it's the 20, 30 or 60 second shock that is important for the skin and the testosterone, the rest is unnecessary.
No.4346
>>4345
I'm not sure about the physical benefits, but for the mental gain of facing discomfort, you are probably missing out a bit. Going into a shower and turning it to full cold, cold turkey, takes a lot of mental gymnastics, and this is the part of the shower that in my opinion is the most important for the "getting used to discomfort" aspect of cold showers.
It's the part where you experience a lot of the excuses you normally encounter when facing your typical daily discomforts like "should I talk to that girl or not?". Cold showers are a safe avenue, without external consequences, where you could practice overcoming this excuse stage, on a day to day basis. It's the part where you learn it's better to jump right in and as soon as possible, rather than wait and let the anxiety build up among other things.
I've done both variation, from going full cold straight away to varying between hot/wam to cold and from my experience, it's easier for the latter, both mentally and physically.
No.4349
>>4090
you can always go from hot water, then warm then cold until you reach the cold temperature you want, instead of going abruptly from hot to cold.
That's what I do.
No.4350
>>4349
I forgot to mention, I don't take much time when passing to cold water. It's just a way any dangerous side effects like that cold shock response.
No.4351
This is a general outline of a horrifyingly good "life-hack" plan that will make people scared of how much your face changed for the better in one week. The idea is to exploit the fact your skin becomes like a modeling clay when you start shocking yourself with 100% cold thanks to the improved blood circulation and testosterone release, among other things.
1. Drink 3 cups of warm green tea before and after the cold shower. Drink it all day too
2. Take zinc supplement and eat cauliflower, broccoli, oysters, kale, spinach.
3. Smear honey on your face and do face yoga.
4. Less priority: Limit ejaculation to at least once a week, do a lot of muscle exercise.
These are some of the activities that have plenty of hidden synergies between each other. Without the cold showers, or once you get used to them, it will take 5000 times longer to improve your skin, so exploit this fact. It's a good time to work out too, but you won't get as much gains from cold showering as you will get from muscles around your face, your hair, and your skin.
Some general tips and ideas to research on your own. Still, it's a tip of an iceberg:
a bit complicated way of proper brewing of green tea, especially with 3x rebrewing
take zinc only at the evening
interaction between green tea catechins and the zinc
effect of green tea on the skin and the face fat
proper face yoga exercises - some work horrifyingly well and fast (like jawline defining with lower teeth exercise) and some are waste of time
additions to green tea like ginger than help to prevent you from getting sick from all the cold, although hot green tea and hot broccoli/kale/cauliflower soups are enough
no fap beyond one week is useless unless you have overstimulated dopamine receptors d2 or you're prone to placebo
by the way, if you have too high prolactin from fapping, it's a good time to reduce it to once a week and try megadose of very cheap vit b6 (not more than 1 week) and of course stop fapping too
because of the sweat on your face, and for the sake of muscles and other things, work out before the showers, then green tea, shower, green tea, shave after the shower and after shaving smear the honey, then eat protein rich food that isn't dairy
effects that certain foods have on your skin, things like how2 get protein without dairy, plenty of other synergies in diet, how to affect your skin without getting too much of female hormones at the same time (green tea, honey) as a lot of foods good for the skin have estrogens (eg. carrot, although you can still eat it, especially if you boil them whole for 20 min, and only then blend, eat 1 spoon of it every hour)
eat everything like this anyway, stretch out the meals, drink green tea all day every few hours, rebrew 3 times the same leaves and drink slow. the plan works especially well if you're a NEET
how to make facial masks with honey, green tea and other things in 10 seconds, when and how to put them without wasting time (eg. while shitting
meditation with binaurals, 10Hz sound waves are for beta endorphins release
No.4447
I did it for a week or so and noticed my modd was much better than depression hit me hard and I didn't feel like taking cold showers. Now I'm doing it again, only been at it for 4 days, I warm up with mildly cold water for 3-4 minutes then put it on the coldest setting and after a while it's tolerable but I want it to be colder and challenge myself more.
I guess it's too early to benefit, but I'm in the biggest slump of my life right now I don't think anything can pull me out of it.
No.4449
>>4447
Keep at it mate, even if the showers themselves don't help, the discipline will.
No.4450
No.4517
How do y'all faggots shave?
No.4564
Acne has almost completely gone after about 2 weeks of continuously cold showers
No.4599
After more than a month I can blast myself with 100% cold, 30 seconds later warm, then cold again.
When blasting with cold, there's something definitely happening in my body, some chemical processes related to hormones or smth. I feel quick bursts of various feelings, if I were to simplify them I'd say happiness and anger and it's worth experiencing for sure.
AFTER the freezing shower I feel comfortably warm, but not much else. During the cold shower I can do 40 squats in a row and my legs feel fine, while outside I give up after 15, which is also interesting.
I think cold showers don't do much after the shower, actually. It's a small boost if anything. I will DEFINITELY keep doing them, because the research confirm they can't really hurt you, they can either do nothing or help you. Well, that hot water makes you bald is certain, also they make you more immune to cold for sure.
I've also been investigating my libido lately. I read cold showers actually help the libido, but I doubt it. My penis shrinks so fucking bad it almost retracts inside my body, and it kinda stays like this. Do you guys blast your balls, perineum and ass with freezing water? I do, but not sure if I should.
I can control my no fap, I don't want to suppress it. I want to experience horniness and channel it in right places. The sexual energy is very important, it's the life force you're supposed to gather, control and channel, NOT condition your body to ignore it.
No.4619
>>4599
I've only been doing it for a few days and I can say my sex drive is MUCH more controllable. I would definitely say it's a good thing for me because before I would fap like 5 times a day and it would be really hard not to orgasm rather early during sex, but now I feel the urge to fap less and I can last a little bit longer which is very nice.
No.4621
>>4619
I see. So this is why my libido lowered lately.
I thought cold showers will help me and my manliness wake up. But it's actually the opposite, cold showers numb your passion, it's something a tibetan monk would do to gain more control. I don't want the repression because I'm already too calm and numb in life, I need expression.
No.4626
>>4621
I'd disagree, it doesn't numb the passion, it emphasizes it. Cold showers improve sperm performance and also improve testosterone.
http://www.anabolicmen.com/cold-showers-testosterone/
After taking a cold shower, I feel the same way I'd feel after a good workout, you feel like a beast that can take down any challenge. That is not the reaction of something that would numb your passion.
No.4687
Thoughts on cold showers after taking a cold swim?
Is it necessary or can I take a warm shower without losing the benefits of the cold.
No.4842
I've been taking a cold shower for 10 minutes everyday for over a month now and I haven't developed an immunity to cold, or maybe my jackets not warm enough, either way I can't tell. Right now my feet are really cold. That was something I was most looking forward to. I remember when I first started I felt like I was on top of the world and could accomplish anything, my mood was greatly improved and I had such ambitions but I don't get that feeling anymore.
I do notice I don't have the urge to fap like I used to which is good because fapping everyday can't be good for you. I'm not gonna do nofap, that is the biggest bullshit, if you fap once every 7 days or so that's good enough.
I set my shower to the coldest, it's cold but maybe it could be colder. I don't know if it's possible to get it colder somehow. I'd really like to push myself in -5 celsius water.
No.4853
>>4842
It takes a lot longer than a month for brown fat to start accumulating in any significant amounts. That's the shit that makes you more resistant to cold.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_adipose_tissue
No.4854
>>1807
What's no-poo, is it like nofap but then for pooping?
No.4855
>>4336
Dude orgasms feel great but do they contribute to making your life better?
No.4858
>>4853
Thanks for clearing that up.
No.4871
>>4854
Short for no shampoo. Washing all of the oil out of your hair and off your body on a regular basis makes your body respond by producing a lot more oil. No shampoo is the practice of going without shampoo for long enough that your scalp eventually returns to normal oil production levels. As I understand it there's a rough/kinda gross part in between quitting shampoo and your body adapting, but afterwards it's supposed to be really good for your hair. Healthy, looking good, that kind of shit. Never tried it or read too much about it though.
This concept is also very important for people struggling with acne. A lot of people go maximum cleansing mode and bombard their skin with all these cleaners and shit that dries their skin out. Unfortunately the body responds by producing even more oil, and the acne bacteria feeds on oil so it's a vicious cycle. This is why one of the best things you can do for your skin is using moisturizer regularly.
On topic, this is a part of why cold showers are so good for your skin. Hot water dries you the fuck out, and cold water doesn't.
No.5168
Look at a picture of a pretty woman before and right after the shower. I don't know what 7 minutes of freezing water do to my hormones, but fuck they do things…
Is it healthy to take 2 cold showers a day?
No.5174
>>4871
I stopped using shampoo like a year ago.
I never have greasy hair. I just wash it thoroughly with water.
I can go 2-3 days without my hair looking greasy.
My ex on the other hand would use lots of shampoo and conditioner daily and constantly had problems with having an oily scalp.>>4871
>>AFTER the freezing shower I feel comfortably warm, but not much else. During the cold shower I can do 40 squats in a row and my legs feel fine, while outside I give up after 15, which is also interesting.
No.5182
>>5174
>>4871
Are you using any alternative to shampoo or simply cold water?
I looked up no-poo on the net and saw some vinager, baking soda alternatives but I rather try just water if it works…
No.5183
>>5182
There's some girls complaining on youtube about no-poo ruining their hair but they used vinegar and baking soda. It might be due to how many times you wash your hair. Anyway, I'll try cold water only.
No.5184
>>5183
can't be arsed to use all that crap.
No.5185
>>5182
I don't use anything at all. Thing is I start my showers out hot and then go cold. I can imagine that your hair might stay oily if you just use cold water but I'm not sure.
Vinegar and baking soda sounds pretty agressive imho. I just use regular shampoo maybe every week or every other week.
No.5187
>>128
It's totally worth a try if it will cure depression and anxiety, what about swimming in a cold pool or in the sea as an alternative?
>>4085
Persian girls are the hottest fam.
>>4871
>>5174
I can confirm this. I also stopped using shampoo for about a year now and my hair looks better than ever, if I wash my hair with soap or shampoo then it gets very greasy again. I still get dandruff from time to time but not as bad as back when I was using those anti-dandruff shampoos.
Also, if you read up on the ingredients of what goes into the shampoo then why would anyone put those into their hair? Seriously guys.
>>5182
I never use anything else, if you really must wash your hair with something, use a bit of soap on the mid-ends of your hair but don't rub it into your scalp.