Re:Not everyone should meditate
by galangalalgol on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @08:31PM
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Is there any way to know in advance if you are at risk? It seems to be beneficial for many as well right?
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Based on the documented cases of psychotic break and the number of people who meditate, the odds are approximately a million to one in your favor of getting some benefit out of mediation vs. a psychotic break.
From what I've read, psychotic episodes were preceded by exceedingly long meditation sessions. Essentially, don't meditate for more than an hour a day and you should be okay, the psychotic breaks have a higher tendency to happen at meditation 'retreats' where they do like 8 hours a day of meditation.