Meditation: [Study] Comparing the Effects of Cannabis, Psychedelics, Meditation, and Prescription Medication on Perceived Happiness in Individuals with Depression, Anxiety, and ADHD |
- [Study] Comparing the Effects of Cannabis, Psychedelics, Meditation, and Prescription Medication on Perceived Happiness in Individuals with Depression, Anxiety, and ADHD
- Thank so you much for meditating, praying and sending good energies my way. I am currently suicide-thought free (3 days so far) and I genuinely think y’all had a lot to do with it.
- Regardless of what’s going on, remember that the breath is always there for you.
- This one is for the newbies. I hated meditation before I found these apps.
- How do you meditate?
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- The Incredible Transformational Power of Gratitude
- Alternatives to headspace
- As a guy suffering from ADHD, I think I just created the perfect meditation session for myself.
- Just had an important realization while meditating. Perhaps also unlocked another key aspect of the practice?
- Nothing is happening
- Negligence leads to Death, Mercy leads to Love, Truth leads to Life, Cruelty leads to Hatred.
- What is a simple technique to opening the third eye?
- Is silence essential?
- Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation - Why You Should Start
- What is the best exercise for gratitude that boosts your energy ?
- My doctor said I have to have ear drops and lay on my side for 10/15 mins.
- How long must one meditate before seeing the benefits?
- Breath meditation vs mindfulness
- How do you stay present throughout the day?
- Soothy make your mind stress free
- Life is a sensory experience so don't forget to tune in to your senses every now and again.
| Posted: 08 Sep 2020 11:40 AM PDT My name is Payton Downey, and I am conducting a research study at Austin Peay State University about the effects of marijuana/cannabis, psychedelics, and meditation on depression, If you have experience with any of the previously mentioned treatments, have a history of any of the previously mentioned mental disorders, and are over the age of 18, please consider taking the survey below. Participation is entirely voluntary, and all data is completely anonymous and confidential. It is important to note that you will be asked specific questions concerning your mental health history, and as such, some questions may cause you to feel uncomfortable. If at any time you feel uncomfortable, you are free to skip questions or withdraw from the survey. Resources will be provided to you in case you find the questions too upsetting. This research is important because it can help inform psychiatrists and therapists of how lay-people with these disorders perceive both traditional and non-traditional therapies. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:55 PM PDT It's been 17 days since my post and Thank you SO MUCH for all your recommendations, wishes and encouraging words. I AM IN A MORE STABLE PLACE! A huge thank you to u/gregorja for recommending Green Tara chants, to u/mithrilyakuza for making me realize how young I still am, to u/neuro14 for reminding me of radical acceptance and to u/MrsMichaelMoore for a huge reminder of how to be present. [link] [comments] |
| Regardless of what’s going on, remember that the breath is always there for you. Posted: 08 Sep 2020 08:21 PM PDT When daily life happens, regardless of what is happening around you, breathing is always a constant. You got upset/stressed/anxious/etc? The breath is still there and can be used as a reliable support mechanism. I mean, it's literally always there for you to experience it. Got distracted? Hey, there's your breath right there. It has been there all along. It's a constant of your life. It's yours. It just exists and it's there all the time. [link] [comments] |
| This one is for the newbies. I hated meditation before I found these apps. Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:23 PM PDT I'm one of those reticent meditators. I really struggled to keep my mind from being agitated and thinking of all the things I had to do while being in stillness. These apps really helped (especially Insight Timer).
more in the link but those were my top of the top faves. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2020 11:59 AM PDT For me: I meditate at around 11:30 PM. I turn off the lights of my room, place a pillow under my hips (that keeps my back straight), and put on a timer for 30 mins on my phone disabling all other notifications. I start directly with focusing on my breath and when my focus wanders I try to bring it back to my breath again. Later on, when it becomes tough to focus on breath, I put on my focus on the sound of whirling fan in the room or that ringing sound in my ears. I carry on till my phone rings. [link] [comments] |
| The Untethered Soul vs The Mind Illuminated | Help with input from You! Posted: 09 Sep 2020 02:13 AM PDT Hi, is there anyone here who read both of these books? If so, would you mind taking a minute or so to write down some of the differences that passes to your mind about these 2 books? The Mind Illuminated : A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness - I know it's one of the best books for meditation, both both beginners and advanced practitioners who have done meditation for decades as well. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself - is as well yet a highly praised book like the one above , not just by its reviews but also by the many comments I see both of these books mentioned in Reddit. I am not sure which one to start with I think the Mind Illuminated should be first? I sort of know what to expect from it, but I have no idea what The Untethered Soul is about and how does it compare. Thank you in advance !! [link] [comments] |
| The Incredible Transformational Power of Gratitude Posted: 09 Sep 2020 02:11 AM PDT
Source: https://www.motiv8.me/the-incredible-transformational-power-of-gratitude/ [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Sep 2020 01:22 AM PDT Hello, my trial period with headspace just ended and I liked the app quite a bit. However I lack consistency and I have yet to realize whether mediation is something that I'm interested in the long run, and I don't think it's worth to pay for the premium. Does anyone know a free alternative (or dirty cheap) in the app form (guided meditation possibly)? I only care about basic guided meditation and during the trial period I haven't used all the other available options. [link] [comments] |
| As a guy suffering from ADHD, I think I just created the perfect meditation session for myself. Posted: 08 Sep 2020 04:04 PM PDT Okay, so first I'm going to show the session itself, and then I'll talk about myself and how i got here after that if you're interested. This of course works for anyone without ADHD too who's a bit inpatient, or new to meditation. So here's the session: I start with a 5 minute "warmup meditation". I try my best to focus, but i know I'm going to get a lot of thoughts at this phase, so I try not to force myself. After that, a 5 minute break. I just lay down with my eyes open, and think about stuff/listen to jazz or other relaxing music while kinda focusing on slowing my breath (This is a very important part, I'm going to explain it in a bit). Then, the real deal comes, a 10 minute meditation practice. Since I already did a 5 minute practice right before this, this is way easier than if I just started with 10 minutes in the first place. Then comes another 5 minute break just like the previous one, and I end it with a 5 minute meditation, where usually my mind becomes very clear and empty already. This whole session is exactly 30 minutes long. I try to aim for 2-3 sessions per day Here's a clearer representation of the session: 5 minute "warmup" meditation 5 minute break 10 minute meditation 5 minute break 5 minute meditation Here's the reason this works so well: I've been very impatient my whole life, and this is one of my biggest weeknesses still. When I started meditating half a year ago, I started with only 5 mins, then 10, and I stopped at 15. At this point it was so painfully boring to sit through, that I just didn't want to sit down at all, so my practice was inconsistent. For the past few months, I've experimented with a lot of variations, almost gave up quite a lot of times, but this one seems to be it! The warmup is the perfect way to sit through another 10 minutes of meditation right after the break. And the break is the most important thing, because it allows me to rest a little between practices to not get bored. Also, they are quite relaxing, and the main reason I started meditation is because stress. Also, the breaks arent very long either, so I'm not going to be bored or distracted in them either. The last 5 minutes is just the cherry on top, since i can't sit through another 10+ minutes after all this, and it feels very pleasent to sit through this short period of time with a very clear mind. If you have any thoughts, advices or questions about this, you can ask them for sure, but I'm not a very active reddit user. I'll be reading them all though. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:53 PM PDT While meditating just now I tried to focus with intense curiosity on the thoughts going through my mind. Now I've been aware for quite some time that the object of meditation is NOT to clear the mind of thoughts but to note thoughts and return to the object of meditation. So for the longest time I have been trying to note my thoughts, not become attached to them, note feelings, and return to my breath. This definitely works and has brought a lot of presence into my life!! But I tried to do something slightly different this time. I tried to allow an unpleasant thought to BE the focus on my meditation for a while. Or not so much the thought but I tried to become really conscious of exactly every minute detail in my body while the fleeting thought went through my head. Was my heart faster? Was I breathing different. Were there other muscle tensions? Were there sensations in my head? Every little nuance of the moment I tried to feel. And suddenly it donned on me out of the blue... A good deal of the reason that relationships terrify me is that I fear getting trapped in them. I was raised in a smothering household in which my parents inadvertently took my freedom away to develop as an individual. I felt trapped and emotionally bound to them like a caged animal, but worse one that not only doesn't realized it was caged but felt that the horrible feeling of BEING caged was my own fault and I believed it was the normal way of things. This is how parental and childhood love was supposed to feel. I developed also a horrible degree of assuming responsibility for my parents feelings as well as everyone else's. This is a truth I've all know for so long now. So how could I not see that a good part of me must fear a return to that smothering environment in the context of romantic relationships? I have kept myself away from them my entire life even though I've felt desperately lonely and a desperate longing for connection. I've always chalked it up to social anxiety, lack of experience, fear of myself and women, self hatred, lack of self confidence. And yes all of those play rolls. But how did I not see that I must also fear being trapped again with no way out. I felt I could not do anything with the situation with my parents, I had no way out, no control. And it makes sense too now that I think of the most recent relationship I ended that I've felt no end of guilt over even though I remain friends with her and by all accounts I handled it all very well. Everyone I've talked to has told me I'm not to blame. Yet I've left with this feeling of being a terrible person. At any rate this is all something to explore. I wonder too if I've unlocked a key aspect of how I should have been meditating all along? This way of doing it too felt like I could continue much longer. In the past 40mins would seem to drag after a while and it became more and more difficult to note thoughts and return. I became impatient etc. But this time I just turned the impatience into something I was curiously focusing on. Again what does that impatience feel like in my body. Can I get up close and personal with this impatience? etc. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2020 11:16 AM PDT I've been practicing 15-20 mins a day for the last 2 months and haven't seen any changes. I have a really hard time focusing on my breathing. Even when I'm focusing on my breathing , it feels like my brain is battling off a bunch of thoughts that are fighting to come into focus. The thought that I'm meditating wrong is also a constant one and pops up dozens of times during each and every practice. I was really hoping this would help with my depression but I'm really starting to feel like quitting. I don't even how it's possible to relax even if you are focusing on your breath, because all the thoughts that arise in between breaths are negative...... Any and all advice please. I'm very sad right now :'( [link] [comments] |
| Negligence leads to Death, Mercy leads to Love, Truth leads to Life, Cruelty leads to Hatred. Posted: 08 Sep 2020 03:45 PM PDT Food for thought; I figured this while meditating in a sad yet serious mood. Take great care! [link] [comments] |
| What is a simple technique to opening the third eye? Posted: 09 Sep 2020 01:43 AM PDT Has anyone figured out a safe way to activate the pineal gland/ open the sixth chakra? Also, what are some surefire signs your third eye is open? I have experienced light headaches, flashes of light, pressure between the eyebrows, etc but how can I be certain? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Sep 2020 01:37 AM PDT I meditate before bed every night and occasionally I'll be listening to music. I know that you are meant it for through your day in a meditative state as much as possible, but is it ok if there is music (or other noise) during a session? Also music isn't distracting for me at all and I am still able to focus on my breath. [link] [comments] |
| Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation - Why You Should Start Posted: 08 Sep 2020 11:39 AM PDT So we're nine months into 2020, what a year it has been. I think we could all benefit from some meditation. When we are overwhelmed and do not even feel like meditating, essentially we don't want to face what monsters lie in our minds, in the end it consumes us little by little, day by day. This post is for every person, whether you are a beginner or have been meditating for quite some time. Meditation is an art that takes quite a lot of discipline, I used to postpone taking a few minutes a day to just meditate because it just felt boring or a waste of time. After having meditated for over two years, it's part of my life, I couldn't live without it, I look at my past self and my present self, feeling like a complete different person. Besides this anecdotal experience, my purpose is to make it as objective as possible. There are enormous benefits practicing meditation a few minutes a day can impact your life. It's no wonder that some of the highest performing individuals and successful people practice some kind of meditation or mindfulness. In Tim Ferriss' bestselling book "Tools of Titans", he discovered that after interviewing 200 high performance individuals and leaders, more than 80% practiced some kind of mindfulness or meditation. According to him: "Meditation simply helps you to focus toward few things that matter, rather than going after every moving target and imaginary task that pops up." So, what exactly can you get from meditating a few minutes a day? 1. Stress reduction This is one of the most common reasons why people start meditating. According to a national survey released by the American Psychological Association – one third of Americans are living with extreme stress and nearly half of Americans believe that their stress has increased over the five years, this contributes to health problems, poor relationships and losing productivity at work. Source: American Psychological Association 2. Controls anxiety Just as meditation helps with stress reduction, it also leads to less anxiety triggering symptoms – an 8 week mindfulness-based stress reduction program lead by doctors in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine, demonstrated that mindfulness meditation helped participants suffering from anxiety triggering symptoms reduce their phobias, social anxiety, paranoia, OCD and panic attacks. Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine 3. Promote emotional health Another 8-week training program in mindfulness meditation that measured the participants brain electrical activity before and after the session showed measurable changes in brain activity in areas related to positive thinking. Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine 4. Increase self-awareness. Self-awareness is a big part of meditation as well, understanding and developing yourself, helps you envision and grow into your best future self. We often don't know much about ourselves or can't define ourselves in a few words without being biased. Source: Supportive Care in Cancer 5. Improve your attention span. Mindfulness allows you to stay focused on a task for longer. Moreover, workers who practiced mindfulness remembered details of their tasks better than their peers who did not practice it. Source: Consciousness and Cognition Journal 6. Reducing age related memory loss A review of 12 studies on the potential effects of meditation on age-related cognitive decline showed that meditation can offset age-related cognitive decline. Source: Consciousness and Cognition Journal 7. Self-control & mitigating addictive behaviors Meditation requires mental discipline; this helps to increase self-control and mitigate addictive behaviors.
A paper published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine conducted an 8-week meditation course on 19 recovering alcoholics, it showed that they were abstinent 94.5% of the study days, with their severity of depression, anxiety, stress, craving and relapse decreased. The meditation course was rated very important and useful as a relapse prevention tool, 9 out of 10 of the patients reported being very likely to continue meditating. Source: Journal of Addiction Medicine
It has also been demonstrated to help you control food cravings, reducing emotional and binge eating according to a review of 14 studies done by the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Source: Rush University Medical Center in Chicago 8. Improve sleep One third of Americans have less than the recommended 7 to 8 hour sleep, insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders with limited treatment options. Moreover, pharmacotherapy can be complicated due to the side effects and problems in tolerance. A paper titled "The value of mindfulness meditation in the treatment of insomnia" used mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia showed increasing evidence that mindfulness meditation can be used for the treatment of insomnia. Source: Martires & Zeidler, 2015; Yook et al., 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TL;DR. Discipline yourself and do a few minutes of meditation per day:
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| What is the best exercise for gratitude that boosts your energy ? Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:06 PM PDT |
| My doctor said I have to have ear drops and lay on my side for 10/15 mins. Posted: 09 Sep 2020 12:10 AM PDT |
| How long must one meditate before seeing the benefits? Posted: 08 Sep 2020 04:25 PM PDT If a skinny guy asked me how long he had to lift weights before he became buff, I would tell him that after one month he would look in the mirror and and wonder if he was bigger, but perhaps his mind was playing tricks on him. But in two months, he would believe he was bigger, while none of his friends would agree. In three months, however, his friends would now also see a change. This only gets better with time, but in 6-12 months he will be "buff", undeniably so. How about the effects of meditation? I assume its similar to weight lifting where a single session might make you feel good, but has no long term effect by itself. Likewise a week or two wouldn't result in anything other than placebo. How long did you meditate before the effects it had on your life were undeniable, and could not be attributed to placebo? [link] [comments] |
| Breath meditation vs mindfulness Posted: 08 Sep 2020 10:57 PM PDT Hi all. So I used to meditate quite a lot my old method I just used to sit down and breath in as slow as I could and then out as slow as I could. Now I noticed significant changes in about a month. I remember I woke up one morning and whilst showing realised my thoughts were just flying by, I wasn't getting hooked onto them. It was amazing. I've now returned to mediation and everything seems to be about mindfulness which from my understanding is just observing the breath but not trying to change it in anyway. I've been practicing this but I seem to get lost in thought a lot more, or as if I am focusing on my breath but there are thoughts directly behind and like I'm double focusing? Anyway just wondering if anyone who recommend either of the two? Should I stick with mindfulness or go back to my old method? Cheers! [link] [comments] |
| How do you stay present throughout the day? Posted: 08 Sep 2020 10:53 PM PDT |
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| Life is a sensory experience so don't forget to tune in to your senses every now and again. Posted: 08 Sep 2020 03:38 PM PDT Our sensory experiences are vast - we have regions in our brains devoted to simultaneously process auditory, visual and somatosensory inputs, to name a few. If you practice being more aware of your senses whilst remaining calm and composed in their presence, you will begin to cultivate the two essences of meditation, known as awareness and equanimity. If this is practised frequently, your mind will reward you by transmuting agitation, doubt and worry into joy, optimism and calmness. Have a good day. [link] [comments] |
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