Any cold shower anons out there? I was a poorfag who grew up having to take cold showers my whole life, and contrary to the "once you do it for a while you'll start to like it!" meme, I fucking HATED it, more than anything else on planet Earth. But that was probably just because I was doing it with the wrong mindset – I was taking cold showers because I didn't have a choice, not because I wanted to. Lately, having heard all kinds of talk about how great cold showers are for you, I decided to give it a try again. With this mindset, it's like going for a swim: unpleasant at first, but tolerable once I acclimate. Still not enjoyable though.

My question is: are all the supposed health benefits and everything associated with cold showers for real, or is it just pseudoscience bullshit that hippies and esoteric fags like to throw around? Because at least some of this stuff sounds a lot like hippie dippie pseudoscience bullshit. "It helps your heart by constricting your blood vessels!" Because making an organ work harder certainly sounds like something that'd be helpful for it. I suppose being fat is good for your heart too.