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Seems pretty useless to meditate much (aiming for real results) if one is very anxious or depressed. Sort of like running with mononucleosis. I've spent months in a rut, and now that I'm slowly just feeling better in general, my baseline keeps improving with minimal effort.

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I was having a conversation with

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this morning, and I expressed that - in a current state of lower mood, generally - I'm torn on mood regulation/meditaiton, I often express strong skepticism, but I also credit it with saving my life.

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primarily for the reason that (depending on technique, etc) it can shred through the chain of narratives which massively perpetuate and exacerbate mood stuff. eg: suicidal ideation goes from being a massive problem to no problem at all.

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That's true. I had issues like that before. Not really anymore.

8:58 AM · Sep 26, 2018Twitter Web Client

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If I may: has your awakening impacted your mood regulation, and how you relate to mood fluctuations? Any impact +/-?

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Massive impact. Took a long time to even start seeing what that impact was. That's probably something deserving of multiple pages, if I were to *really* get into it, but I can give you a shortened version until I feel comfortable writing long form again.

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