Bristolboro
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Has anyone tried to meditate, to make their life better?
I was suffering with a medium level of anxiety and depression, as well as alcohol dependency. This went on for some years. Then I started to practice Vipassana meditation and began to cure all three conditions. Now I am free, although it requires continued practice.
To put it bluntly this technique of meditation requires you to turn your awareness to all conditions as you experience them.. all thoughts, feelings and sensations, so you see them as impermanent, coming and going, and then, through meditation, you learn not to attach. For all example, you are not actually addicted to alcohol just the sensation that alcohol gives you.. it's just another sensation. Once you understand it as just sensations then you can just be aware of that and begin to let go of rather than cling to the thought of 'I need alcohol', or 'I am depressed' etc. You become aware that you can control your reaction to all sensations and the thoughts that these generate. Then you are in control. I'm not saying it is easy, though, but it is a way.
Meditation is not for everyone, but I would recommend it if you are not happy, for any reason.
I was suffering with a medium level of anxiety and depression, as well as alcohol dependency. This went on for some years. Then I started to practice Vipassana meditation and began to cure all three conditions. Now I am free, although it requires continued practice.
To put it bluntly this technique of meditation requires you to turn your awareness to all conditions as you experience them.. all thoughts, feelings and sensations, so you see them as impermanent, coming and going, and then, through meditation, you learn not to attach. For all example, you are not actually addicted to alcohol just the sensation that alcohol gives you.. it's just another sensation. Once you understand it as just sensations then you can just be aware of that and begin to let go of rather than cling to the thought of 'I need alcohol', or 'I am depressed' etc. You become aware that you can control your reaction to all sensations and the thoughts that these generate. Then you are in control. I'm not saying it is easy, though, but it is a way.
Meditation is not for everyone, but I would recommend it if you are not happy, for any reason.