Re:My mindfulness practice led me to meltdown
by Aerroon on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @02:12AM
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Why would it? You're stuck with yourself every waking moment. Every evening when you go to sleep you're trying to do 'nothing' where any random idea can pop into your head. Every morning you wake up and start out with your own thoughts. Are those times uncomfortable and distressing?
Every time I take a walk I'm stuck in my head too.
Re:My mindfulness practice led me to meltdown
by krageon on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @06:04AM
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Most people I've met (perhaps this is a cultural thing) spend most of their waking life trying to stave off "boredom" (using phones, books, trying to mentally distract themselves towards specific things), which as far as I can tell now means "I'm alone with my own thoughts and nothing to distract me".
It was not evident to you that taking some time to be alone with yourself could be uncomfortable? It's almost a polar opposite to how most people live their lives. I am genuinely curious what made you believe otherwise - I cannot imagine it.