Rec | MEDITATING

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Jesus fuck. growing up a neurodivergent kid w wavering mental health, a wavering home life, in and out of therapy, etc, you always hear “have you tried meditating” No Susan I never fucking thought of that thank you for the recommendation Well finally at my big age, I took the leap to start practicing and Jesus fuck. Why was I avoiding this my whole life. I have been so resistant to it because it’s intimidating, it’s not instant gratification every time, and it’s … well scary! What if I mess up. What you mean sitting still for ten or so mins and not thinking. I have always been big into dreams. I’ve wrote down my dreams for as long as I can remember, have books upon books filled, and practice lucid dreaming. It’s kind of like that but without being asleep and without any anxiety inducing scenarios It’s improved a lot of areas in my life in the two short months I have been practicing I’m having fun

@natadice

Mar 5, 2025

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@royallmonarch

>not thinking ay, there’s the rub. any tips on muting the inner dialog when meditating?

Mar 5, 2025

@natadice

royallmonarch perioddd yea! When those come up, inevitably as part of the process, i kind of say to myself “oh yeah, that’s there, lets leave that for later/ we’ll deal with that later” like in a taking to myself in my head kinda way. i then direct my attention to creating a scene in my mind. I picture myself physically in like, a forest, on a beach, wherever you want. Like a dream scenario. Or the scene the guided meditation i use is painting Getting used to those thoughts being there and coming up is part of the process and practice. i always thought i was doing it wrong when those came up like im not ”meditating right” but after a while of practice, you just kinda end up accepting that it’s just always Going to be the case where u gotta acknowledge that’s there & say to yourself.. “later” which isn’t easy to accept but Gets easier, even if it feels “wrong” in the moment :-)

Mar 6, 2025

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