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I learned and got better at meditation which helps me alleviate symptoms I used to smoke for, depression and anger. Meanwhile, weed would irritate my throat. A
by forgotmypw17 5y ago
I learned and got better at meditation which helps me alleviate symptoms I used to smoke for, depression and anger.
Meanwhile, weed would irritate my throat. Also, my dreams are much more vivid and accessible now, while when I smoked I would rarely remember them at all.
- hirvi74 5y agoDo you know of any good mediations guides? Or in other words, what resources did/do you use to get started? I've looked into the practice before, but there are so many guides, methods, styles, forms, etc.. I just can't seem to find a consistent source that works for me.
- forgotmypw17 5y agoOne of my first guides was a book called Wherever You Go, There You Are. I learned how to do breath focus meditation and started practicing it several times per day for about a minute at a time, whenever I caught myself annoyed or waiting. This is like the 5-pound weights of meditation that helped me learn to control my attention. From there, I looked for more books, guides, and teachers, and tried to learn something from each one. I've heard it said that a good teacher can teach any student, and a good student can learn from any teacher, and I've tried to be the latter. Just like physical exercise, meditation is a practice, not a knowledge.
- bpiche 5y agoThanks for the book recommendation. There is a lot of compassion and positivity in this thread.
- herbst 5y agoThe weird thing about the dreams is they came back like Instantly when you stop, and for me they are by far the worst part of the withdrawal. Sadly it stops for me after a short while and I do not remember more than when smoking. So like 1 dream a week maybe. Kudos on the mediation, that's something I should definitely pick up again, either way.