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What 5 years of cold water swimming has done for me

After 5 years of cold water dipping, has it saved me? Cured my anxiety? Made me buy shares in Dryrobe?
Pete Carr Feb 9, 2025
A rose gold sky over a body of water as birds fly overhead.

Has 5 years of cold water dipping liberated me from my fears?

After five years of cold water dips am I a fearless functional human being or am I still failing at life?
Pete Carr Jan 26, 2025
A close up of water in a river. The warm pink/orange colour of sunrise is reflected in the water.

Is Cold Water Dipping like BDSM?

It's a bit unusual to go for a cold dip in a storm, but any more so than nipple clamps?
Pete Carr Dec 8, 2024
The Eiffel Tower stands tall above the rooftop skyline of Paris.

Taking the case off my phone

What if I stopped worrying and started living? But what if something bad happens? But what if I miss out on living? But what if..
Pete Carr Aug 18, 2024
A windmill in Leiden, Netherlands. In the foreground there are kayaks and a boat.

If it’s not depression it’s anxiety

If I'm not depressed from a lack of commissioned work, I'm anxious when I am commissioned. Fun.
Pete Carr Mar 3, 2024
Sketch of a male body wearing nothing but a blue thong.

I put my arse in a thong for research purposes

Have we lost the freedom we once had to be silly, to be outgoing, to be ourselves in public, or is my anxiety stuck on yellow alert?
Pete Carr Aug 27, 2023
A person wearing a trans flag has a badge put on their t-shirt in the middle of a march.

Being interviewed for a national newspaper about anxiety

Recently, an article went live on The Guardian looking at people who have faced anxiety head on, so they can enjoy open water swimming. I was one of those people featured in the article. The other stories are incredible, and I can’t recommend the article enough. So how did
Pete Carr Aug 13, 2023

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