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Meditation
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I’m afraid of my own thoughts.
I used to. Mixed results. Wim Hoff had the best results tho
Last two frames, watching comfort show (Chernobyl)
If you wanted to start with meditation, what would be a good starting point? Reading certains books or using an app? I’m a bit overwhelmed by all the options
Find a quiet place where you can be undisturbed, sit comfortably and close your eyes.
Breathe in, then breathe out.
Focus on your breathing.
In, and out.
Eventually your mind will wander somewhere else, that is normal and expected. Just bring it back to focusing on breathing.
In and out again.
Feel the air as it fills your lungs, feel what it is like to hold it in, and concentrate on what you feel as you let it out.
You’re basically just training your mind to focus on one thing and to be mindful.
Rince repeat as much as you like, I enjoy putting on a timer for 10 minutes, but really you do as you feel is good for you.
The most important thing to know is that there is no being “good” at meditating or not getting “it”, you’re either meditating or not meditating.
Thats a great and easy way to get started in my opinion.
Thank you! I’m going to try that :)
Pretty much that. :)
Gratitude is an awesome meditation, in addition to watching thoughts pass through. I use gratitude meditation when I’m feeling particularly nasty.
Thats awesome! Thoughts passing through works well for me too. I dont really get gratitude meditation though. Maybe there‘s not a lot I‘m thankful for. :)
That’s the point, shifting the focus from what’s wrong to what’s right. Eg
Thank you body part that hurts, for doing what I ask you to do, even though you hurt.
Thank you brain for functioning so I can plan and carry out my day, etc.
Thank you for a roof today that shelters me. Thank you for food that nourishes me so I can live, etc
The last thing I need is to be left alone with just my thoughts.
Sounds like me when I was in a bad place. Do you need support?
Appreciate the offer, but I’m all good. It’s more that my thoughts just race and leap from one subject to the next, and it gets extremely tiring to deal with if I don’t have something to distract me.
It still sounds like its exhausting and debilitating.
It can be and my meds help with it but it will never fully stop and I’ve come to accept that.
Damn. I‘m sorry. Good luck to you buddy.
Sounds like that is the first thing you should do. Also get help :)
No need for help. My thoughts just race 24/7 leaping from one subject to the next unless I have something to distract me from something.
That wont stop by ignoring them. But with practice, over time like building a muscle, meditation will quiet the mind.
Forget 90 minute sessions, you can meditate 1 minute, 2 minutes. No special setting or place required, anywhere comfortable and quiet. You can do this a few times a day, youll notice slight improvements in aa little as a week or so.
As other people are saying, that’s the point of meditation.
I just started a book, The Art of Living, by Thich Nhat Hahn and he claims that most people don’t choose to think their thoughts, thoughts just appear, just like the wind on a rainy day. You can’t stop the wind from blowing and you can’t stop thoughts from appearing.
The point of meditation is to learn not to ‘think’ the thoughts that appear.
By tue way I did try this for a year and while i do get the point of it I did not succeed yet.
I hope you’re well though!
My brain does not work the way it should. My thoughts are generally something I am capable of controlling.
I think the point is to try and not be consumed by your thoughts. I get your point though.
Not regularly; but when I’m overwhelmed, I sit in that position and practice breathing until my breathing and heart rate regulates and my mind is cleared, and then I self-validate until I am in control enough to see the problem clearly and either work through it or continue on with my day. Mindfulness, baby! Works for anger, shame, sensory meltdowns, etc. 💙
Thats pretty awesome, ngl! :)
Yeah, sometimes. In Germany, if you’re a college student, you can get access to the app 7Mind for free (see Campus College). I think for me it really depends on the day. Sometimes it works really well, sometimes it doesn’t help a lot. It usually doesn’t harm - I just sometimes am not really able to relax. Part of the practice though is to learn that that’s okay. I am still in the process of learning that not being able to relax and be with your thoughts is absolutely okay! Thus, meditation for me is more about checking in with me how I’m feeling. If it helps me relax - great! If not - perfectly fine, then I now know that I’m not relaxed.
Oh god please don’t leave me alone with my thoughts. Meditation leaves me with panic attacks, and breathing exercises leave me dizzy and anxious.
Would dissociating for a while work? 🥺👉👈
Exactly this. I do NOT want to be in there alone.
That kind of means you need to be.
This might work for a lot of people, but if you’re past a certain threshold, or, once you’re alone with your thoughts, you only manage to self-flagellate, you’re only going to end up in a worse place than before. People in these situations do not need to be told to meditate, they need to be taught how, probably with direct guidance at the beginning.
Sounds like me when I was in a bad place mentally. Do you have support?
I do, thank you for asking :)
CPTSD + ADHD + Autism = a mess, I’m fine so long as my brain never stops. I’m hoping to buy a house in another province to get as far away from my family as possible.
Welcome to the club. Sad club but a club anyway.
Feel free to hit me up on matrix if you want to talk (disclaimer: no trauma dumping plz). Also, there is an autism community on world and a matrix chat you can join if you like with over 100 members. Very chill and nonviolent place imo.
I think people with a bad past understand each other silently. As long as we can stay nonviolent towards each other, we make good running mates (metaphor).
No pressure, I‘m just trying to be clear and complete.
How do I find the matrix group? I’m new to matrix
Either go to !autism@lemmy.world and put in search for „matrix“ or you use this: https://matrix.to/#/#lemmy-world-autism:matrix.org
Yep, I do it just as I wake up to avoid what the comic describes.
Great idea! Thanks for mentioning it.
Only started recently. Not for calming down, but for honing focus.
No, I prefer to draw or knit and just let my thoughts run free. Which might or might not be the same.
Once in a while, it does help me to calm down, but I don’t do it often enough to get the long-term benefits it’s supposed to give you.
I suppose I still do it in some sense. If I have a lot of muscle tension built up or am otherwise starting to get a headache/migraine. I just lie down in bed, and focus on breathing until my body enters that sleep state where it completely relaxes and doesn’t respond to my commands. Like a nice nap, but without actually falling asleep (much faster, no grogginess). Or like sleep paralysis, but without the demons. ;D
I also tried meditation to focus on the subconscious stream of thoughts, which was extremely fascinating. But I had to stop after a week or so since I started to become aware of it even when not meditating, which felt like someone constantly whispering in my ears and it was quite maddening. I would still recommend giving it a try though. Becoming aware of some subconscious thought chains/loops, especially the negative ones, and learning to cut them short had a huge impact on my mental well-being.
I actually meditate basically all the time. At one point I thought, why not have the clear crystal ball all the time, instead of “just” when I make time to sit down and meditate?
Pretty much the same here. I meditate when I get stressed, I do yoga moves every day. It helped me tremendously getting my life back together so I keep at it.
For any onlookers: this is a process so start at any point, no minimum requirement to be valid. :)
With all the time I actually mean all the time, dunno if you mean the same thing. Like I don’t do any actual yoga exercises or meditation sessions, I simply meditate while making myself some food, for example.
But yes, it’s definitely a process that you can do ass little or as much of as you’d like :)
