I tried cold showers for 30 Days This is what happened
00:00everything can be taken from a man but everything can be taken from a man but one thing to choose one's attitude in one thing to choose one's attitude in one thing to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances to choose any given set of circumstances to choose any given set of circumstances to choose one's own way Viktor Frankl said this as one's own way Viktor Frankl said this as one's own way Viktor Frankl said this as he reflected on his time at a Nazi he reflected on his time at a Nazi he reflected on his time at a Nazi concentration camp I mean no way about concentration camp I mean no way about concentration camp I mean no way about to equate the momentary discomfort that to equate the momentary discomfort that to equate the momentary discomfort that you get from getting into a cold shower you get from getting into a cold shower you get from getting into a cold shower with unfathomable horrors and suffering with unfathomable horrors and suffering with unfathomable horrors and suffering that he endured as a prisoner of that he endured as a prisoner of that he endured as a prisoner of Auschwitz but hear me out we may be Auschwitz but hear me out we may be Auschwitz but hear me out we may be human but we often do things through human but we often do things through human but we often do things through seemingly superhuman in nature from seemingly superhuman in nature from seemingly superhuman in nature from creating a way for us to instantly creating a way for us to instantly creating a way for us to instantly communicate with one another over communicate with one another over communicate with one another over thousands of miles - launching rockets thousands of miles - launching rockets thousands of miles - launching rockets into space and exploring new worlds when into space and exploring new worlds when into space and exploring new worlds when I set out to take cold showers for 30 I set out to take cold showers for 30 I set out to take cold showers for 30 days I wasn't looking at achieving the days I wasn't looking at achieving the days I wasn't looking at achieving the next great feat for mankind or was next great feat for mankind or was next great feat for mankind or was simply looking at getting myself out of simply looking at getting myself out of simply looking at getting myself out of my comfort zone I felt like I was my comfort zone I felt like I was my comfort zone I felt like I was approaching a state of extreme comfort approaching a state of extreme comfort approaching a state of extreme comfort and while stability can be good too much and while stability can be good too much and while stability can be good too much of it limits our growth so I needed of it limits our growth so I needed of it limits our growth so I needed something to throw me off balance and something to throw me off balance and something to throw me off balance and what better way to do that than to face what better way to do that than to face what better way to do that than to face something that I hate the most the cold
01:00for the past couple years I've avoided for the past couple years I've avoided the cold like the plague and traveled to the cold like the plague and traveled to the cold like the plague and traveled to warmer climates every time it's gotten warmer climates every time it's gotten warmer climates every time it's gotten cold or hit winter months but thanks to cold or hit winter months but thanks to cold or hit winter months but thanks to the travel restrictions and the big sea the travel restrictions and the big sea the travel restrictions and the big sea that we're facing right now that really that we're facing right now that really that we're facing right now that really wasn't an option this time around while wasn't an option this time around while wasn't an option this time around while I'm not immune to the daily stresses but I'm not immune to the daily stresses but I'm not immune to the daily stresses but life places on earth I live a pretty life places on earth I live a pretty life places on earth I live a pretty comfortable life I eat well I sleep well comfortable life I eat well I sleep well comfortable life I eat well I sleep well and I go to bed each night with a roof and I go to bed each night with a roof and I go to bed each night with a roof over my head and I wake up knowing that over my head and I wake up knowing that over my head and I wake up knowing that at the very least my basic needs will be at the very least my basic needs will be at the very least my basic needs will be met at 21 years old when I first decided met at 21 years old when I first decided met at 21 years old when I first decided to leave home I forced myself out of my to leave home I forced myself out of my to leave home I forced myself out of my comfort zone my parents never really comfort zone my parents never really comfort zone my parents never really placed these pressures on me so it was placed these pressures on me so it was placed these pressures on me so it was up to me to put the pressure on myself I up to me to put the pressure on myself I up to me to put the pressure on myself I so vividly remember waking up in my bed so vividly remember waking up in my bed so vividly remember waking up in my bed and thinking that I've been living such and thinking that I've been living such and thinking that I've been living such a comfortable life in the past two a comfortable life in the past two a comfortable life in the past two months I just graduated college and I months I just graduated college and I months I just graduated college and I was lazing around the house all day and was lazing around the house all day and was lazing around the house all day and really had nothing to work towards so I really had nothing to work towards so I really had nothing to work towards so I packed up all my things in two days packed up all my things in two days packed up all my things in two days later I drove across the country to later I drove across the country to later I drove across the country to start a new life no idea no plan of how start a new life no idea no plan of how start a new life no idea no plan of how I was gonna make it I was gonna make it I was gonna make it Here I am today living a life that I Here I am today living a life that I Here I am today living a life that I never dreamed possible and it was one of
02:00never dreamed possible and it was one of never dreamed possible and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made so the best decisions I've ever made so the best decisions I've ever made so since then that made it a conscious since then that made it a conscious since then that made it a conscious decision to place myself in decision to place myself in decision to place myself in uncomfortable situations so cold showers uncomfortable situations so cold showers uncomfortable situations so cold showers in the past I've tried starting off with in the past I've tried starting off with in the past I've tried starting off with hot water and easing into the cold hot water and easing into the cold hot water and easing into the cold method but I told myself to stop being a method but I told myself to stop being a method but I told myself to stop being a little [ __ ] and get into it headfirst little [ __ ] and get into it headfirst little [ __ ] and get into it headfirst this time the first time I did this my this time the first time I did this my this time the first time I did this my body immediately rains of this alive for body immediately rains of this alive for body immediately rains of this alive for the first few moments I'll admit its the first few moments I'll admit its the first few moments I'll admit its complete health my breathing becomes complete health my breathing becomes complete health my breathing becomes panicked and shallow I hop around like panicked and shallow I hop around like panicked and shallow I hop around like I'm walking on hot coals and I feel out I'm walking on hot coals and I feel out I'm walking on hot coals and I feel out of control I can't really lost very long of control I can't really lost very long of control I can't really lost very long like this if I have to hop out for a bit like this if I have to hop out for a bit like this if I have to hop out for a bit of a break I'd wait until I caught my of a break I'd wait until I caught my of a break I'd wait until I caught my breath and then I would force myself breath and then I would force myself breath and then I would force myself back under the cold water that I do back under the cold water that I do back under the cold water that I do those a couple times after a few days I those a couple times after a few days I those a couple times after a few days I began being able to focus my mind to go began being able to focus my mind to go began being able to focus my mind to go to a place that allowed me to remain to a place that allowed me to remain to a place that allowed me to remain calm and this helped a lot with the cold calm and this helped a lot with the cold calm and this helped a lot with the cold I'd learn to accept it and feel the pain I'd learn to accept it and feel the pain I'd learn to accept it and feel the pain at first there's a little jolt of at first there's a little jolt of at first there's a little jolt of electricity to your system but after a electricity to your system but after a electricity to your system but after a couple minutes it's kind of okay after
03:00couple minutes it's kind of okay after couple minutes it's kind of okay after the adrenaline has run its course the adrenaline has run its course the adrenaline has run its course through my body and I've regained my through my body and I've regained my through my body and I've regained my composure I realized the superpower that composure I realized the superpower that composure I realized the superpower that we all have your mind is able to stay we all have your mind is able to stay we all have your mind is able to stay calm and focused against almost any calm and focused against almost any calm and focused against almost any force any challenge or any problem don't force any challenge or any problem don't force any challenge or any problem don't get me wrong it's still very cold every get me wrong it's still very cold every get me wrong it's still very cold every time I turn on that shower the fear time I turn on that shower the fear time I turn on that shower the fear doesn't go away the first few times you doesn't go away the first few times you doesn't go away the first few times you get in you do feel out of control but get in you do feel out of control but get in you do feel out of control but you are in control a particular game you are in control a particular game you are in control a particular game changer for me was to face the cold with changer for me was to face the cold with changer for me was to face the cold with my chest forward with an open posture a my chest forward with an open posture a my chest forward with an open posture a closed posture signals fear and defeat closed posture signals fear and defeat closed posture signals fear and defeat but by purposefully facing the shower but by purposefully facing the shower but by purposefully facing the shower with an open posture I was facing fear with an open posture I was facing fear with an open posture I was facing fear and signaling to my body that I can and signaling to my body that I can and signaling to my body that I can control this and that I'm strong enough control this and that I'm strong enough control this and that I'm strong enough to face this uncomfortable feeling I to face this uncomfortable feeling I to face this uncomfortable feeling I have a different energy after I have a have a different energy after I have a have a different energy after I have a cold shower cold shower cold shower I feel confident and grounded my posture I feel confident and grounded my posture I feel confident and grounded my posture is tall and my shoulders are rolled back is tall and my shoulders are rolled back is tall and my shoulders are rolled back I faced one challenge for the day and I faced one challenge for the day and I faced one challenge for the day and I've survived so it means that I can I've survived so it means that I can I've survived so it means that I can face face face throughout the day my nervous system was throughout the day my nervous system was throughout the day my nervous system was wrong and I feel the reward for facing
04:00wrong and I feel the reward for facing wrong and I feel the reward for facing my fear and accomplishing something for my fear and accomplishing something for my fear and accomplishing something for the day this is only the beginning now I the day this is only the beginning now I the day this is only the beginning now I can do two minutes without getting out can do two minutes without getting out can do two minutes without getting out of the shower and sometimes I'll do two of the shower and sometimes I'll do two of the shower and sometimes I'll do two or three call showers in the day one to or three call showers in the day one to or three call showers in the day one to wake me up immediately in the morning wake me up immediately in the morning wake me up immediately in the morning one after a workout and one in the one after a workout and one in the one after a workout and one in the afternoon to combat that often in slow afternoon to combat that often in slow afternoon to combat that often in slow you can't help but feeling extremely you can't help but feeling extremely you can't help but feeling extremely energetic and awake after jumping to an energetic and awake after jumping to an energetic and awake after jumping to an ice-cold shower it literally feels like ice-cold shower it literally feels like ice-cold shower it literally feels like you've jump-started your system because you've jump-started your system because you've jump-started your system because you've activated your body's fight or you've activated your body's fight or you've activated your body's fight or flight response overall I've had a flight response overall I've had a flight response overall I've had a really good experience doing this but I really good experience doing this but I really good experience doing this but I think I'll be doing it for the think I'll be doing it for the think I'll be doing it for the foreseeable future at least during the foreseeable future at least during the foreseeable future at least during the winter because this is when I winter because this is when I winter because this is when I experienced the most afternoon slumps experienced the most afternoon slumps experienced the most afternoon slumps and the most time that I feel tired and and the most time that I feel tired and and the most time that I feel tired and I have to fight my body's natural I have to fight my body's natural I have to fight my body's natural inclination to hibernate what happens inclination to hibernate what happens inclination to hibernate what happens every year around this time because it every year around this time because it every year around this time because it is cold and there is nothing more is cold and there is nothing more is cold and there is nothing more appealing than wanting to curl up in a appealing than wanting to curl up in a appealing than wanting to curl up in a blanket and not do anything for the rest blanket and not do anything for the rest blanket and not do anything for the rest of the day but I'm really glad that I of the day but I'm really glad that I of the day but I'm really glad that I started this now so that I can combat started this now so that I can combat started this now so that I can combat this and this can be one of the first this and this can be one of the first this and this can be one of the first years of my life that I don't years of my life that I don't years of my life that I don't self-sabotage in winter if you have any
05:00self-sabotage in winter if you have any self-sabotage in winter if you have any of your own experiences with cold of your own experiences with cold of your own experiences with cold showers or anything that you've done to showers or anything that you've done to showers or anything that you've done to put yourself out of your comfort zone put yourself out of your comfort zone put yourself out of your comfort zone please let me know in the comments down please let me know in the comments down please let me know in the comments down below so that I can try it out as well below so that I can try it out as well below so that I can try it out as well and have a conversation with you guys if and have a conversation with you guys if and have a conversation with you guys if you like the video don't forget to hit you like the video don't forget to hit you like the video don't forget to hit the like button hit the subscribe button the like button hit the subscribe button the like button hit the subscribe button if you want to see more videos like this if you want to see more videos like this if you want to see more videos like this I upload every single week and as always I upload every single week and as always I upload every single week and as always I shall see you in the next video Cheers I shall see you in the next video Cheers I shall see you in the next video Cheers [Music]