When depressive symptoms become severe, it can be a hassle to take a bath and you may spend days with your body muddy.
Anyway, it was awkward and annoying to do anything, but when I couldn't help but smell my body, I used to put hot water in the bath and jump in with my clothes on.
After that, I had a hard time taking off my clothes soaked in hot water, so I recommend that you stop taking a bath with your clothes on.
It's better to sleep when it's difficult, but there seems to be a theory that it's better to take a bath when you can move a little.
Research is being conducted to reduce depressive symptoms by taking a warm bath and warming the body .
Taking a warm bath to warm your body will reduce your depressive symptoms
At the University of Freiburg in Germany, he examined whether taking a hot bath, that is, taking a warm bath, would reduce the symptoms of depression for people with depression / depressive symptoms.
Thirty-six patients with moderate moderate depression who were not severely ill were divided into those who took a bath twice a week (40 ° C) and those who did not, intervened for 4 weeks, and followed up for another 4 weeks. ..
And the result is as follows
・ Intention-to-treat analysis showed a significant difference in the total HAM-D score of 3.14 points in the T1 thermal bath group (after 4 thermal baths) compared with the sham intervention group (p = 0.037). ).
In other words, it seems that people who took a warm bath twice a week had less depressive symptoms. After all it feels like.
When I'm not feeling well, when I go to the super public bath, my brain is refreshed and my worries and hesitations turn into thinking "OK".
I thought about why bathing is effective in reducing depressive symptoms
One possibility is "promotion of blood flow" .
If blood flow is promoted, blood circulation will improve and oxygen will flow into the brain, which will enhance brain function and alleviate depressive symptoms.
The other is that by taking a bath and vacant, you will be in a meditative state, the brain network will be reconstructed, your thoughts will be organized and your memory will be fixed, and you will be able to make correct decisions and your mental strength will be strengthened. I think there are times when.
Japanese people take a lot of baths, and I think that many people take a bath almost every day, so when I'm not feeling well, I take a bath longer than usual, or a public bath that I don't usually go to. It may be good to relax.
That's why I would like to introduce the stories I wrote earlier, "I think that depression may occur when blood flow decreases" and "It's good for the brain when I'm absent." If you like, please read it together.