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I used to have night terrors as a kid and I can relate to that feeling of not wanting to go to bed. I'm not sure if they're genetic or not -- my father grew up
by mtalantikite 4y ago
I used to have night terrors as a kid and I can relate to that feeling of not wanting to go to bed. I'm not sure if they're genetic or not -- my father grew up during the Algerian revolution, so it's hard to tell if his nightmares are just an artifact of being terrorized by French colonists.
I also had a period of getting panic attacks in my early 20s. One thing that was/has been super helpful for my anxiety and general well being was starting a daily meditation practice. The Tibetan teacher Mingyur Rinpoche also had an anxiety disorder and had panic attacks as a child, and is a very clear teacher, if you're ever looking for someone to explore that with. I had had a lot of meditation experience before starting it, but I found his `Joy of Living` course to be very good (if a little basic at first). [1][2]
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m38SwUKZZJw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m38SwUKZZJw
[2] https://joy.tergar.org/ https://joy.tergar.org/
- rpastuszak 4y ago> [...] my father grew up during the Algerian revolution, so it's hard to tell if his nightmares are just an artifact of being terrorized by French colonists. Epigenetics in the wild: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-parents-rsquo-trauma-leaves-biological-traces-in-children/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-parents-rsquo...
- wsc981 4y agoGabor Maté [0] also discusses this topic often, particularly related to children. You can find quite a few interesting interviews with him online, for example with Joe Rogan [1] or Tim Feriss [2]. --- [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabor_Maté https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabor_Maté [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkAcJBjutiQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkAcJBjutiQ [2]: https://youtu.be/H9B5mYfBPlY?t=3944 https://youtu.be/H9B5mYfBPlY?t=3944
- rpastuszak 4y agoHa, interesting. I learned about Maté during my previous gig (generative music for psychedelic therapy). Will give it a read, cheers.
- mtalantikite 4y agoThanks to both of you for the links. I've read some about epigenetics and trauma research, and Maté's research looks like something I'd be very interested in.
- tbalsam 4y agoI really appreciate Adyashanti's teachings, I've found that he is generally really practical, down to earth, and generally on-the-money (if seemingly nonsensical on some topics...at first. :) ) :)