There are a bunch of ways temperature is regulated. Blood circulation is on of the main ways the body regulates the temperature of the extremities. Blood moves very fast through the body and has therefore a relatively constant temperature.
The blood in your hand is warmer than the rest of the hand.
If there’s more blood in the capillaries in your hand than your hand gets warmer. Low blood pressure in the arterioles means that less blood flows into the capillaries. If muscle tissue is tense that also usually makes it harder for blood to flow into it.
I personally used to often feel cold five years ago but solved the issue for myself. There are days where something emotional is going on and my thermoregulation is messed up but that’s not my default. I do have done a bunch of different things, so I can’t give you a single solution.
Firstly an easy suggestion. Drink a lot. Drinking can increase blood pressure. There were weeks where I needed to drink 4-5 liters a day for my body to work at it’s peak. I would recommend you to try drinking 4 liters a day for a week and see whether that changes how you feel.
On of the main things I personally did was dancing a lot of Salsa. Salsa gave me a new relationship with my body. Part of Salsa is also having body contact and that allows me to feel which parts of the body of the woman I’m dancing with are warm and relaxed and which aren’t.
Good Salsa dancers are usually well circulated. On the other hand I do know woman who danced for years and didn’t solve issues like that in their body. Knowing dancing patterns doesn’t seem to be enough. In the Salsa sphere body movement classes seem like the produce such results but I don’t know whether they are optimal.
I do personally think that there’s a case that 5 Rhythms or Contact Improvisation is better for your purpose than Salsa. But to be open, the theory based on which I make that recommendation are not academic in origin.
Another thing that I believe but which does not come from an academic source is that the problem is likely emotional in origin. I consider it to be a self defense mechanism of the body. If they get removed I consider it likely that emotions will come up and that have to be dealt with. Based on what you wrote about severe trauma, I would recommend you to have professional help.
I appreciate you bringing attention to my blood circulation.
My hands and feet rarely freeze (I do wear warm socks and gloves in winter, though). My ears are very sensitive to cold, though, which could well be a symptom of poor circulation.
I personally used to often feel cold five years ago but solved the issue for myself. There are days where something emotional is going on and my thermoregulation is messed up but that’s not my default.
Another thing that I believe but which does not come from an academic source is that the problem is likely emotional in origin. I consider it to be a self defense mechanism of the body. If they get removed I consider it likely that emotions will come up and that have to be dealt with. Based on what you wrote about severe trauma, I would recommend you to have professional help.
The link between emotions and blood pressure as well as thermoregulation you describe sounds a lot like vasovagal response
In that case I doubt that is what I’m experiencing, since I haven’t noticed ANY correlation between my day-to-day emotional state, and how hot or cold I’m feeling.
So unless there’s a possibility of very long-term correlations, on the scale of months/years (which doesn’t seem to be what you’re describing), I doubt this particular mechanism is causing my cold sensitivity.
I am receiving therapy. Thanks for the suggestion.
The link between emotions and blood pressure as well as thermoregulation you describe sounds a lot like vasovagal response
I think the fact that vasovagal responses exist illustrate one well documented instance where there’s interplay between those forces.
In that case I doubt that is what I’m experiencing, since I haven’t noticed ANY correlation between my day-to-day emotional state, and how hot or cold I’m feeling.
I speak about repressing certain things for longer periods of time. Not something where you repress your trauma one day and don’t do it the next. You can do the change in a single day. Even in a minute but that’s not what happens most of the time.
There are a bunch of ways temperature is regulated. Blood circulation is on of the main ways the body regulates the temperature of the extremities. Blood moves very fast through the body and has therefore a relatively constant temperature. The blood in your hand is warmer than the rest of the hand.
If there’s more blood in the capillaries in your hand than your hand gets warmer. Low blood pressure in the arterioles means that less blood flows into the capillaries. If muscle tissue is tense that also usually makes it harder for blood to flow into it.
I personally used to often feel cold five years ago but solved the issue for myself. There are days where something emotional is going on and my thermoregulation is messed up but that’s not my default. I do have done a bunch of different things, so I can’t give you a single solution.
Firstly an easy suggestion. Drink a lot. Drinking can increase blood pressure. There were weeks where I needed to drink 4-5 liters a day for my body to work at it’s peak. I would recommend you to try drinking 4 liters a day for a week and see whether that changes how you feel.
On of the main things I personally did was dancing a lot of Salsa. Salsa gave me a new relationship with my body. Part of Salsa is also having body contact and that allows me to feel which parts of the body of the woman I’m dancing with are warm and relaxed and which aren’t.
Good Salsa dancers are usually well circulated. On the other hand I do know woman who danced for years and didn’t solve issues like that in their body. Knowing dancing patterns doesn’t seem to be enough. In the Salsa sphere body movement classes seem like the produce such results but I don’t know whether they are optimal.
I do personally think that there’s a case that 5 Rhythms or Contact Improvisation is better for your purpose than Salsa. But to be open, the theory based on which I make that recommendation are not academic in origin.
Another thing that I believe but which does not come from an academic source is that the problem is likely emotional in origin. I consider it to be a self defense mechanism of the body. If they get removed I consider it likely that emotions will come up and that have to be dealt with. Based on what you wrote about severe trauma, I would recommend you to have professional help.
I appreciate you bringing attention to my blood circulation. My hands and feet rarely freeze (I do wear warm socks and gloves in winter, though). My ears are very sensitive to cold, though, which could well be a symptom of poor circulation.
The link between emotions and blood pressure as well as thermoregulation you describe sounds a lot like vasovagal response
In that case I doubt that is what I’m experiencing, since I haven’t noticed ANY correlation between my day-to-day emotional state, and how hot or cold I’m feeling.
So unless there’s a possibility of very long-term correlations, on the scale of months/years (which doesn’t seem to be what you’re describing), I doubt this particular mechanism is causing my cold sensitivity.
I am receiving therapy. Thanks for the suggestion.
I think the fact that vasovagal responses exist illustrate one well documented instance where there’s interplay between those forces.
I speak about repressing certain things for longer periods of time. Not something where you repress your trauma one day and don’t do it the next. You can do the change in a single day. Even in a minute but that’s not what happens most of the time.