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Throwing Ice In Bathtub Therapy Trend, also known as Moms Breaking Ice Cubes In Tub Trend, refers to a therapeutic trend in which women, typically mothers, throw ice into a bathtub as a method of relieving stress and blowing off steam. Many of the videos depict moms recording themselves performing the action, claiming it helps with postpartum rage and other parenting issues.

The trend began appearing on TikTok in late 2023, garnering significant virality with the Angry Mom Throwing Ice viral video in early May 2024, which depicted TikTok user @livingthrulove (Mama Jen) throwing and breaking ice cubes in her tub as a form of anger therapy as a "new mom." The video sparked widespread debate and discourse online, with the trend spreading over the following years as more people began trying it and posting videos on social media.

In August 2026, the trend saw a notable resurgence online amid the highly publicized trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother who allegedly killed her three young children due to postpartum psychosis, with people referencing the case and using the method as a way to avoid having a similar tragedy happen to them.

Origin

The earliest example of someone throwing ice cubes into an empty shower or tub as an outlet for rage comes from a post on December 12th, 2023, when TikToker^[4] healmewellness posted a clip of themselves expressing their anger and shattering ice in their shower as a supposed healing method. The post garnered over 66,100 views, 1,420 likes and 40 comments in three years.

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The trend then went viral for the first time on April 28th, 2024, when TikTok^[5] user shea_happy uploaded a video of themselves throwing ice into a bathtub, claiming their therapist told them to do it as a "great way to release anger," garnering over 8.2 million views, 827,400 likes and 4,700 comments in two years.

The trend then garnered significant attention online on May 3rd, 2024, when TikTok user^[1] livingthrulove (Mama Jen) shared a video captioned with the text, "My new therapy" and "My biggest struggle as a new mom is my anger." The video shows her throwing several ice cubes from a bowl at her bathtub as a way to release anger, gathering over 48.2 million views, 3.6 million likes and 49,000 comments in two years.

The TikTok post received considerable attention over the following days as it spread online and was debated among social media users, with some defending Mama Jen and others criticizing her over the video.^[2]

For instance, on May 7th, 2024, X^[3] / Twitter user @kirawontmiss replied to a tweet about the video, writing, "imagine setting up a camera, record yourself acting crazy multiple of times, editing it and then posting it on tiktok for attention," gathering over 5.5 million views and 78,000 likes in two years.

On November 14th, 2024, TikToker^[6] livingthrulove (Mama Jen) posted a follow-up video responding to the backlash toward her viral video in previous months, receiving nearly 69,100 likes and 900 comments in roughly two years.

On December 14th, 2024, TikTok^[7] user mama_vu_ shared a video of herself using the method as a way to cope with postpartum rage, garnering over 409,100 likes and 14,700 comments in roughly two years.

The trend continued spreading in 2025 and 2026, such as a post by TikToker^[8] katiehasbangs on December 11th, 2025, in which she described the method as a positive outlet for mental health, receiving roughly 260 likes and 20 comments in a year.

On January 9th, 2026, TikTok^[9] user nic_goncalvesss posted another example, showing her throwing ice chips in her tub and garnering over 12,600 likes and 110 comments in seven months.

In mid-to-late August 2026, the trend experienced another wave of virality on Twitter / X during the trial of Lindsay Clancy, with users referencing the case in discourse about the method.

For example, on August 19th, 2026, Twitter^[10] user LukaLev reposted the video of TikToker mama_vu_, captioning the post, "What are we even doing anymore," garnering over 7.9 million views and 5,900 likes in a day.

What are we even doing anymore 😂 pic.twitter.com/KNzo1c3CNE

— Luka (@LukaLev) August 19, 2026

Shortly after, Twitter^[11] user LukaLev reposted Mama Jen's TikTok video alongside the text, "A new trend? Let’s throw ice at your bathtub so you don’t hurt your kid," receiving over 9.2 million views and 8,700 likes in a similar timeframe.

That same day, Twitter^[12] user oliveegger quote-tweeted LukaLev's post with the comment, "We’re gonna have our rights taken away aren’t we," garnering over 4.3 million views and 76,000 likes in a day.

We’re gonna have our rights taken away aren’t we https://t.co/jWOEgSzmhQ

— bird 🐇 (@oliveegger) August 19, 2026

Also on August 19th, 2026, Twitter^[13] user uncledoomer reposted Mama Jen's TikTok, claiming it was a form of "performative psychosis" and that people engaging with the trend were pretending to be psychotic for social media attention, ultimately for so becoming "actually psychotic." The tweet received over 159,400 views and 4,600 likes in a day.

A lot of people in our society are suffering from a sort of "performative psychosis" where they pretend to be psychotic for social media attention for so long that they become actually psychotic. a sort of "fake it till you make it" for being insane pic.twitter.com/ifrAerVs07

— doomer (@uncledoomer) August 19, 2026

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