Meditation will make you more sensitive to whatever you are feeling. If you are anxious or depressed you will feel it significantly more strongly and it will be

Meditation will make you more sensitive to whatever you are feeling. If you are anxious or depressed you will feel it significantly more strongly and it will be extremely uncomfortable. As you continue the practice you will become desensitized to the negative aspects. The whole point of vipassana is to break down what exactly is happening into its component parts. If your feeling anxious then you try to break that down into mental imagery, bodily sensations, mental chatter etc You are essentially exploring your depression, anxiety or whatever else you are feeling and over time you'll be able to handle all these states of minds calmly. One positive aspect of meditation is that it can start to make you feel very good. You can start off your meditation session with extreme states of anxiety and as you explore what it means to be anxious - anxious feelings all over your body can suddenly turn into extremely pleasant sensations sliding up your body. The more you do it the more persistent this feeling becomes.