Physical Pain Can Be Your TICKET to Better Health!

Doing anything intentionally that hurts for a minute or so, up to three minutes without causing any actual damage. It changes dopamine sensitivity throughout the rest of the day. It takes less dopamine to motivate you so you're happier and you're less stressed all day long. And this is why monks used to whip themselves. It made them better. It's why monks lay on beds of nails, that's why people eat jalapenos and wasabi, and even why people like doing cold plunges every day. Because they've recognized that exposing themselves to non damaging pain is actually an act of self care, not an act of self harm. I don't care how you want to get your short dose of pain, as long as it's conscious, intentional, and not about self hatred. It like there's a reason people have those practices.