Frostbite and Hypothermia
By LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (57)
United States
December 14, 2025 6:13am CST
These frigid bitterly cold temperatures here this morning got me to thinking about frostbite and hypothermia and the difference between the two.
Frostbite is a localized injury caused by freezing of the skin and underlying tissues (AI). I am pretty sure I had frostbite at least twice when I was a kid not wearing gloves and making a snowman.
Hypothermia on the other hand is a systemic condition where the body loses heat faster than it can produce it, leading to a dangerously low core body temperature. (AI)
I think hypothermia happens to homeless people who are living outside in these terrible conditions.
Have you ever had either one?
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@2ndchances24 (11303)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
14 Dec
I've had both back in my younger years when I was living on the streets
& "TRUST-ME" you don't want to have either 1 it's no fun to be so cold
your body aches like nothing you don't want to feel.
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@RebeccasFarm (91051)
• Arvada, Colorado
14 Dec
I have been very close to hyperthermia, but thank God never got frost bite..that's when we were homeless.
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@LindaOHio (208256)
• United States
16h
I came pretty close to frostbite on my feet. When you're a kid, you stay out until you can't feel your hands and feet. When I got home my feet swelled up and itched like crazy.
@AngelNelson (29)
•
14 Dec
Interesting!
Thanks for the information. I knew there was a difference, but never bothered to research what it was. 
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