What to know something cool?

There's a lot of benefits of cold sensations for managing symptoms of anxiety. Therapists use in different ways as a coping tool. 

Benefits of Cold Therapy 

Immediate Anxiety Reduction: Cold therapy, such as ChillNervy, can provide instant relief by triggering the body's relaxation response, reducing feelings of anxiety and panic.

Reduced Physical Symptoms: Cold therapy can alleviate physical symptoms of anxiety like racing heart, shallow breathing, and muscle tension, which are often addressed in various therapy modalities.

It's recommended in various DBT, CBT, and ACT therapy intervention exercises 

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT):

Mindfulness Skills: DBT incorporates mindfulness techniques, teaching individuals to stay present and non-judgmental. Cold therapy can serve as a tangible tool to practice mindfulness by focusing on the cooling sensation.

Emotion Regulation: DBT emphasizes emotional regulation, and cold therapy can assist in this by providing a physical means to cool down emotional intensity, helping individuals avoid impulsive reactions.

Distress Tolerance: Cold therapy aligns with distress tolerance skills in DBT. It encourages individuals to tolerate distressing emotions and sensations, allowing them to ride out emotional storms with resilience.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT):

Exposure Therapy: Cold therapy can be integrated into exposure therapy, where individuals confront anxiety-inducing situations or sensations in a controlled manner, helping them gradually reduce anxiety responses.

Thought Challenging: In CBT, identifying and challenging negative thought patterns is essential. The physical sensation of cold can be used to disrupt and challenge anxious thought processes.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT):

Defusion: ACT incorporates defusion techniques to help individuals detach from distressing thoughts. Cold therapy can be a unique way to create distance from anxious thoughts by engaging in a physical sensation.


Values Clarification: ACT focuses on clarifying personal values. Cold therapy can aid in this process by encouraging individuals to prioritize self-care and emotional well-being.

Cold therapy can complement these therapeutic modalities by providing a tangible, physiological tool to support emotional regulation, mindfulness, and distress tolerance. It serves as a bridge between the physical and emotional aspects of therapy, helping individuals develop practical coping skills for managing anxiety and panic.