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I hope it's not annoying to people if I type this word yet again, but: meditation. If I had known how helpful it would be, I would have started many years ago.
by b6 9y ago
I hope it's not annoying to people if I type this word yet again, but: meditation. If I had known how helpful it would be, I would have started many years ago.
It just doesn't seem possible that it's helpful, right? Sitting quietly and watching the breath? But as you do it and get better at it, you learn what it's about, and realize how it's helping in ways that might seem subtle at first.
I felt like an outsider my whole life, like an alien imposter, never getting the memos that other people seemed to get, and I know it caused me a lot of suffering, but after my almost two years of daily meditation, when I call up the subject of loneliness in my mind, I just can't get it to hurt anymore. I just can't get it to make sense anymore. It feels like the mental supports for my discontent have been eroded away. Now I feel as if it was kind of crazy that it ever hurt. I've never really been alone, and never will be. It's not really possible to be alone.
- kaolti 9y agoYea I mean the solution to all problems, literally.
- nugga 9y agoI don't know if you meant this in a snarky sarcastic way or not, but in my experience, through disciplined long term meditation (and/or with some catalysts) you may be able to gain insight into the nature of consciousness and through that the many worries and stressors of life just disappear or lose their power over you. Ymmv, and meditation may not always blissful happy times and certainly is not a technique for 'just' relaxation despite what the mainstream western media may tout. This may be helpful, or not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QC5MwElNb0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QC5MwElNb0
- kaolti 9y agoOh I wasn't sarcastic, totally with you on it :)
- dublinclontarf 9y agoWhat did you do to meditate?
- leonroy 9y agoI also found meditation to be incredibly useful. Far more than it first seemed. Meditation seems to take the edge off the highs and lows of the day so you're just a little more even keel. I'd recommend the Headspace app to start with. After a few weeks you should be good to start meditating on your own and looking into more advanced meditation techniques. Or you can keep it basic too, there's no hard and fast really.
- dublinclontarf 9y agoThanks, will try.