Do you like your showers cold, medium, or HOT? (Am I a closet heroin addict?)
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220105)
Walnut Creek, California
August 22, 2019 1:02pm CST
I've always liked spicy food, and I eventually learned that when we eat spicy food, it leads to the release of endorphins in our brain. Endorphins are our body's natural opiates, and they bind with the same receptor sites in our brains as Vicodin and heroin. Endorphins reduce pain and give us a feeling of calm and well-being.
Yesterday, as I was in the shower, I realized I like my showers as hot as I can tolerate, even if the weather is warm. As I was soaping up my left arm pit, I wondered if really hot showers lead to the release of endorphins in the brain as well. This morning, I Googled it, and the answer is yes.
Some people are adrenaline junkies. They like climbing up dangerous cliffs and jumping out of airplanes and such. I am not, and do not. But I may be an endorphin junkie. How do YOU like your food and your showers?
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@Tampa_girl7 (50597)
• United States
22 Aug 19
It depends on the time of year. In the summer I enjoy cool showers.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50597)
• United States
22 Aug 19
@TheHorse I always like to switch to cooler water even if I take a hot shower.
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@vandana7 (100535)
• India
24 Aug 19
@Tampa_girl7 Exactly. The first bit gotta be fairly warm...then cooler and cooler...no shocks...
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
22 Aug 19
Im a spice,herbs and hot food lover and very adventurous when it comes to these types of foods but I love cold when it comes to showers except during cold months.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
22 Aug 19
@TheHorse Addiction starts with small doses and gradually increases lol, I might be pass halfway without me knowing it.
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@TheHorse (220105)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Aug 19
@louievill Oh oh. Be careful! Heh. Actually, I think doing things that leads to the release of endorphins is healthy.
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@FourWalls (68901)
• United States
23 Aug 19
Like Buster Poindexter, I like it hot, hot, hot!
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@FourWalls (68901)
• United States
23 Aug 19
@TheHorse — I like Chuy’s salsa, too. Best sinus medicine I’ve ever had!
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@TheHorse (220105)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Aug 19
@FourWalls Should I try it? What's it best on?
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
23 Aug 19
I like spicy food, I cannot take too hot showers (not baths), because of my hearth problems. Also my husband has been forbidden to take hot showers and baths, no problems for the spicy food. Dark chocolates also releases endorphins in our brain.
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@BarBaraPrz (47620)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Aug 19
I don't like showers, much prefer baths, but if I have to have one, I want it hot to combat the wind the falling water causes...
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@BarBaraPrz (47620)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Aug 19
@TheHorse You've never noticed the rush of the water causes wind?
@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Aug 19
I definitely love spicy food. I'm only a mild adrenalin junkie. And I like taking cold showers, strictly because it's like 12,000 degrees outside here in Florida right now.
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Aug 19
@TheHorse I'm lucky I work at a pool, so I get to swim everyday. And we cool our swimming pool water using geo-thermal technology, so it's nice and cold, which feels great after being out in the sweltering Florida heat. Otherwise, I would have just melted like a crayon under a magnifying glass by now.
@andriaperry (117133)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Aug 19
I like it hot and spicy and my baths hot. I shower but not as much as I take a good scalding hot bath.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
23 Aug 19
I don't like spicy foods and in shower I like the mixture of cold and hot.
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@TheHorse (220105)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Aug 19
@ilocosboy A "happy chemical" deep within our brain.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
22 Aug 19
I like a little spice, just not too much. However I do like scalding hot showers and baths...but when I swim I prefer cold water.
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@TheHorse (220105)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Aug 19
@SophiaMorros Heh. Good one! I feel the same way about running. Unless I'm chasing a ball. But those other activities count. I like kayaking but don't get to do it that often.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
22 Aug 19
@TheHorse if you see me running you probably need to kill whatever is chasing me.
But I do walk, and cycle, and swim, and kayak...
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@TheHorse (220105)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Aug 19
@Starkinds What is cold weather by your standards? I enjoy cool days. And I enjoy Midwestern Winters. But when it's -20 F outside, I stay inside. That doesn't happen where I live right now.
@1creekgirl (41692)
• United States
22 Aug 19
I like fairly spicy food, but warm, not hot showers. Some of those endorphin inducing activities are fun. 
One of our grandsons eats the hottest food imaginable.
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@Iam_jauntyjen (5037)
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30 Aug 19
I used to like spicy food but now, I get an upset stomach or canker sores when I eat them. Maybe Korean dishes are too spicy for me. And, yes, I like hot shower even if it's summer lol.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Aug 19
The same as I like women.
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@YuleimaVzla (1505)
• Maracaibo, Venezuela
31 Aug 19
I did not know this about the spicy and the release of hormones that give a feeling of fullness in the body, I will become Mexican immediately and I will make a habanero pepper every 2 minutes! I need to be happy by force! hahahaha and "Orale manito"! 
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