00:00scandinavian barbier hi today we are scandinavian barbier hi today we are going to take a look at three ways cold going to take a look at three ways cold going to take a look at three ways cold showers and Nova goes so well together showers and Nova goes so well together showers and Nova goes so well together and if you're not doing them yourself and if you're not doing them yourself and if you're not doing them yourself well after watching this video you might well after watching this video you might well after watching this video you might just change your mind just change your mind just change your mind number one they help you avoid relapses number one they help you avoid relapses number one they help you avoid relapses yes they do this in several ways but yes they do this in several ways but yes they do this in several ways but let's take a closer look at a biological let's take a closer look at a biological let's take a closer look at a biological reason first you should know that if you reason first you should know that if you reason first you should know that if you are frequently fapping to online adult are frequently fapping to online adult are frequently fapping to online adult entertainment your dopamine system is entertainment your dopamine system is entertainment your dopamine system is probably disrupted a bit this is probably disrupted a bit this is probably disrupted a bit this is especially true if you have developed especially true if you have developed especially true if you have developed addiction related brain changes in other addiction related brain changes in other addiction related brain changes in other words your dopamine levels are lower words your dopamine levels are lower words your dopamine levels are lower than normal now one of the things that than normal now one of the things that than normal now one of the things that happens when dopamine drops too low is happens when dopamine drops too low is happens when dopamine drops too low is that your brain will make you crave a that your brain will make you crave a that your brain will make you crave a dopamine fix it can actually make you dopamine fix it can actually make you dopamine fix it can actually make you almost desperate for a quick fix like almost desperate for a quick fix like almost desperate for a quick fix like for example junk food alcohol cigarettes for example junk food alcohol cigarettes for example junk food alcohol cigarettes yeah and you guessed it fapping to adult yeah and you guessed it fapping to adult yeah and you guessed it fapping to adult entertainment well here's where the cold
01:00entertainment well here's where the cold entertainment well here's where the cold showers enter the picture you see cold showers enter the picture you see cold showers enter the picture you see cold showers instantly raise your dopamine showers instantly raise your dopamine showers instantly raise your dopamine levels a bit and does eliminates your levels a bit and does eliminates your levels a bit and does eliminates your cravings cravings cravings they also jolt your whole system pretty they also jolt your whole system pretty they also jolt your whole system pretty much guaranteeing a state change and I much guaranteeing a state change and I much guaranteeing a state change and I think we all know that a state change is think we all know that a state change is think we all know that a state change is exactly what you need when you are just exactly what you need when you are just exactly what you need when you are just about to relapse number two they about to relapse number two they about to relapse number two they increased dopamine receptors speeding up increased dopamine receptors speeding up increased dopamine receptors speeding up your recovery as I mentioned in my your recovery as I mentioned in my your recovery as I mentioned in my previous point using online adult previous point using online adult previous point using online adult entertainment messes with your dopamine entertainment messes with your dopamine entertainment messes with your dopamine system another way it does this is by system another way it does this is by system another way it does this is by reducing the number of dopamine d2 reducing the number of dopamine d2 reducing the number of dopamine d2 receptors you have in your brain now receptors you have in your brain now receptors you have in your brain now this is bad because dopamine itself does this is bad because dopamine itself does this is bad because dopamine itself does its magic by binding to those receptors its magic by binding to those receptors its magic by binding to those receptors and if you have less of them everything and if you have less of them everything and if you have less of them everything in your life will be less interesting in your life will be less interesting in your life will be less interesting and less pleasurable literally and less pleasurable literally and less pleasurable literally everything well cold showers are a everything well cold showers are a everything well cold showers are a powerful stressor and they create a powerful stressor and they create a powerful stressor and they create a hermetic response meaning they make you
02:00hermetic response meaning they make you hermetic response meaning they make you more resilient to stress and they more resilient to stress and they more resilient to stress and they approach the dopamine d2 receptors that approach the dopamine d2 receptors that approach the dopamine d2 receptors that you have been knocking out with all the you have been knocking out with all the you have been knocking out with all the fapping now this takes a bit of time but fapping now this takes a bit of time but fapping now this takes a bit of time but you might actually start feeling much you might actually start feeling much you might actually start feeling much better within a week or so of doing cold better within a week or so of doing cold better within a week or so of doing cold showers number three they teach you how showers number three they teach you how showers number three they teach you how to be comfortable being uncomfortable to be comfortable being uncomfortable to be comfortable being uncomfortable now I love all the science and how we now I love all the science and how we now I love all the science and how we can explain things using biology but to can explain things using biology but to can explain things using biology but to be honest this psychological effect is be honest this psychological effect is be honest this psychological effect is perhaps the best of them all let's face perhaps the best of them all let's face perhaps the best of them all let's face it what got you into trouble in the it what got you into trouble in the it what got you into trouble in the first place with fapping was your need first place with fapping was your need first place with fapping was your need for instant gratification well the older for instant gratification well the older for instant gratification well the older we get the more we start to realize that we get the more we start to realize that we get the more we start to realize that instant gratification is often a road instant gratification is often a road instant gratification is often a road that leads to hell instant gratification that leads to hell instant gratification that leads to hell instant gratification is most often a lie it makes you feel is most often a lie it makes you feel is most often a lie it makes you feel pleasure for a short moment but then you pleasure for a short moment but then you pleasure for a short moment but then you feel bad after it's done feel bad after it's done feel bad after it's done alcohol binging on donuts and junk food alcohol binging on donuts and junk food alcohol binging on donuts and junk food using drugs fapping to adult
03:00using drugs fapping to adult using drugs fapping to adult entertainment and so on they all make entertainment and so on they all make entertainment and so on they all make you feel bad after you're done well what you feel bad after you're done well what you feel bad after you're done well what if you focus more on long-term happiness if you focus more on long-term happiness if you focus more on long-term happiness if drugs are a gateway to hell cold if drugs are a gateway to hell cold if drugs are a gateway to hell cold showers are almost like a gateway to showers are almost like a gateway to showers are almost like a gateway to long-term happiness because they are the long-term happiness because they are the long-term happiness because they are the exact opposite of instant gratification exact opposite of instant gratification exact opposite of instant gratification think about it they feel extremely think about it they feel extremely think about it they feel extremely painful in the moment but then you get painful in the moment but then you get painful in the moment but then you get this amazing feeling for several hours this amazing feeling for several hours this amazing feeling for several hours after you take them and not just the after you take them and not just the after you take them and not just the same day but they also slowly but surely same day but they also slowly but surely same day but they also slowly but surely up regulate your dopamine receptors and up regulate your dopamine receptors and up regulate your dopamine receptors and this means you will become more this means you will become more this means you will become more sensitive to dopamine in the long run sensitive to dopamine in the long run sensitive to dopamine in the long run and that in turn will give you more and that in turn will give you more and that in turn will give you more pleasure from everyday activities like pleasure from everyday activities like pleasure from everyday activities like eating food listening to music eating food listening to music eating food listening to music socializing and well everything so now socializing and well everything so now socializing and well everything so now you see why I call them the opposite of you see why I call them the opposite of you see why I call them the opposite of instant gratification and lastly in the instant gratification and lastly in the instant gratification and lastly in the moment of taking them they teach you how moment of taking them they teach you how moment of taking them they teach you how to be comfortable being uncomfortable to be comfortable being uncomfortable and this is a skill that has a carryover
04:00and this is a skill that has a carryover and this is a skill that has a carryover effect to other areas of your life like effect to other areas of your life like effect to other areas of your life like dealing with stress anxiety cravings dealing with stress anxiety cravings dealing with stress anxiety cravings sadness pain jealousy you name it well sadness pain jealousy you name it well sadness pain jealousy you name it well these are just a few reasons why cold these are just a few reasons why cold these are just a few reasons why cold showers and no fab go so well together showers and no fab go so well together showers and no fab go so well together and I will make a second video on this and I will make a second video on this and I will make a second video on this in the near future so stay tuned for in the near future so stay tuned for in the near future so stay tuned for that one that one that one oh hey go take a cold shower if you are oh hey go take a cold shower if you are oh hey go take a cold shower if you are really afraid of them star really afraid of them star really afraid of them star with only five seconds your first day with only five seconds your first day with only five seconds your first day ten tomorrow you do 10 seconds and today ten tomorrow you do 10 seconds and today ten tomorrow you do 10 seconds and today after that you do 15 seconds build it up after that you do 15 seconds build it up after that you do 15 seconds build it up like that I know you can do it like that I know you can do it like that I know you can do it all right this is Scandinavian Bob all right this is Scandinavian Bob all right this is Scandinavian Bob signing out for today consider signing out for today consider signing out for today consider subscribing for more helpful videos and subscribing for more helpful videos and subscribing for more helpful videos and as always I wish you all the best in as always I wish you all the best in as always I wish you all the best in your journey to become the strongest your journey to become the strongest your journey to become the strongest version of yourself and remember as version of yourself and remember as version of yourself and remember as Winston Churchill used to say if you're Winston Churchill used to say if you're Winston Churchill used to say if you're going through hell keep going