I was never initiated or dedicated myself to a specific practice. I can say today it was a mix of mindfulness and practical Vipassana.

I think one of the things people complain about when it comes to meditation is concentration. I was not one of those people. It came extremely natural to me.

The same for me - I found mindfulness meditation easy and it’s concerning that it comes with all these “relaxation” “stress reduction” “empty your mind” memes. I don’t need that, I need a technique for the opposite of that.

Unfortunately there’s no good secular Tantra.

Personally I agree that meditation isn't appropriate for everyone. But a specific issue about Vipassana is that it is marketed as a panacea, though historically it was developed as a practice to make monks out of householders. If it's causing detachment, it's working as intended. Anhedonia is the flip side of the end of suffering.

Complaining about concentration is like starting to train soccer and complaining that you are not on a Messi level and dropping it.