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Cold showers

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by takashi, Jan 27, 2019.

  1. takashi

    takashi New Fapstronaut

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    Hey. NoFap noob here. I'm giving this a shot how after decades of addiction.
    I have seen several posts mentioning taking cold showers, which leaves me puzzled. Can someone explain the benefits of taking cold showers? Sounds to me like torture lol.
     
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  2. Hallo takashi !
    Yes, you're absolutely right, it is a torture. A TORTURE :) ! But... a useful one ! The cold water (I recommend the shower to last min. 3 minutes) directs your mind to the torturing cold water. During this time, you have absolutely NO chance to think of porn, masturbation, fantasies etc. If you are determined enough and make it a routine, you will eventually see that the cold showers are a perfect urge killer.
    After taking a cold shower, I close the eyes and say my personal Nofap-Mantra for 5 minutes. Let's see where I get with this new routine ;).
    I wish you the best luck ! You'll gonna do it !!!
     
  3. Something else I tried was throwing away 1 and 2 dollar coins even into drains, whenever I had a thought I didn't want. This was when i was a poor student. For me this probably worked the same way as a cold shower (or swear jar) in that it is an aversive punishment.

    The thoughts I had did stop. So yay!
     
  4. Haddock

    Haddock Fapstronaut

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    I've tried cold shower for 30 days. I'm still having one from time to time. It seems to have many benefits such as improving your immune system (but I don't know if there exists serious scientific studies on it). It can be helpful to remind you what "effort" means. But above all this is a very powerful urge killer ! ;)
    You may try it but don't think it will cure you from porn !
     
  5. Mattew

    Mattew Fapstronaut

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    Cold showers give you energy, if you do a good cold shower in the morning you will feel energized for almost all day.
    Beside that, it's very good for your skin and hair.

    But yes, it is also a torture.
     
  6. IMHO, you got the important points. As ridicolous as it may seem, I repeat my personal mantra again and again while taking the cold showers. It can be something like ''I win this battle''/ ''I will defeat the pmo-monster''. It works for me...
     

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