I definitely had some negative reactions when I was learning to meditate. Panic attacks, specifically.
Not knowing any better I pushed through and kept practicing. Eventually learned to sit with it and it got better. But it was a rough start, and I wonder sometimes if I’m not noticing more subtle ill affects.
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I definitely had some negative reactions when I was learning to meditate. Panic attacks, specifically.
Not knowing any better I pushed through and kept practicing. Eventually learned to sit with it and it got better. But it was a rough start, and I wonder sometimes if I’m not noticing more subtle ill affects.