Cool! I'm glad I've turned you onto him :-)
It is sad like you say, however it has worked for him; and reading the youtube comments on his videos, and the ones on his website, it seems that his method works extremely well for depression.
This makes sense seeing as it has been tested and shown to reduce cortisol levels, which is responsible for stress and thus obliquely for stress as well.
I'd love to see pictures of where you swim, that sounds frigging awesome! I will let you know, I will start in the next day or two :-)
Well, It is admirable how pain can alter you completely and what people do to fight it.
As for the lakes we go swimming, in summer they're just cold, I'm too coward to try them in winter :P
I guess I'll prepare a post and let you know :)
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