Episode 1 - My story of OCD & Anxiety and how I learnt to overcome it.
The OCD & Anxiety Podcast
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The Effects of the Wim Hof Method on the Brain
The practice of his special breathing technique appeared to allow him to generate his own heat and control his core body temperature. The Frimmed scan suggested that to do this, Hof was somehow tapping into a part of the brain that is known to control sensory pain. If this is in fact true, it could have profound effects on how we go about treating persistent illness and anxiety problems. Whilst perhaps this isn't going to resolve all of your problems with anxiety or OCD, it is a really really helpful technique. And as Wim likes to remind people, perhaps a little bit rudely, just breathe motherfucker breathe.
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