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Re:Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety by stared on Monday August 17, 2020 @12:00PM (#24188456)
Ego-death might be blissful (everything is one) or an cosmic horror (everything is nothing). For descriptions of both states, I recommend "Realms of Unconsciousness" by Stanislav Grof. The latter can trigger an episode of depression.

On a personal note, depression is not only about anxiety, or any beliefs about oneself. It may stem from understimulation. In this case, lowering input (as with meditation) is unlikely to help.

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Re:Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety by Trasmatta on Monday August 17, 2020 @12:10PM (#24188584)
I've experienced the latter (cosmic horror from ego death) and it was the worst experience of my life. From drugs, though, not meditation. But it was pretty similar in character to the "dark night of the soul" that I've heard some people have experienced from meditation.
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