She Could Not Sleep Through The Night For Years: Then, She Went Viral For Sharing Her Life-Changing Ice Hack
Everyone has experienced anxiety from time to time. But, for Frankie Simmons, anxiety seriously impacted her ability to get a good nights’ rest. That was until she clutched a bag of frozen peas to her chest.
“A couple of years ago, it was a very regular occurrence for me to wake up at 4 a.m. with anxiety all the time,” she said.
“I’d have to pull myself out of bed and do all of this breathwork and energy work and tea drinking and spend forever trying to calm myself down just to go back to sleep.”
Still, nothing worked quite like the hack that she shared on her TikTok account @heyfrankiesimmons. She claims that everything changed when she learned about icing the vagus nerve.
“The vagus nerve is one of the longest nerves in your body, and it controls a lot of your parasympathetic nervous system– also known as the nervous system in control of calming you down,” Frankie said.
She explained how applying ice to the vagus nerve will stimulate your nervous system and help it release inflammation.
“You can do this by taking ice-cold showers; you can do this by taking dips in ice-cold lakes. But, if you want to save yourself the discomfort, just put an ice pack on the center of your chest,” Frankie said.
She advised the TikTok community to wrap the pack in a towel and lie down with it on your chest for a minimum of fifteen minutes.
TikTok; pictured above is Frankie
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“It is a game-changer,” Frankie said.
She went from trying to calm herself down for an hour and a half at 4 a.m. each night to using a fifteen-minute hack to fall back asleep. And, the best part is that you don’t even need a fancy ice pack.
“I didn’t even have an ice pack at the time. I would just go to the freezer, get a pack of frozen peas, and put it between my boobs. I’d be back out in no time,” Frankie said, “I want everybody to know about this magic.”
Her now-viral TikTok gained over three million views and just under seven hundred thousand likes. The TikTok community was so grateful to come across such a genuinely informative video.
“I saw this video a few weeks ago, and I tried using an ice pack when I couldn’t sleep. It has helped me so much! Thank you!” commented one user.
“So I started doing this in bed before I fall asleep, and I’ve been able to sleep through the night finally! Never before in my thirty-five years. Thank you so much,” commented another.
Frankie has created an entire series of videos on calming yourself down. For more nervous system regulation tips, visit her account here.
Or, to watch the original TikTok, visit the link here.
@heyfrankiesimmons happy icing! #internetbigsister #polyvagaltheory #vagusnerve #anxietyrelief #healingjourney #nervoussystemhealth #selfcareroutine
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