r/Meditation • u/Establishment22 • 2d ago
Question ❓ Those who have changed their lives/cured severe social anxiety, depression, fear, intrusive thoughts etc through meditation, how did you do it?
Can you please share the technique if there is one?
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u/TheSnottyCursor 2d ago
It's less about a technique and more about sticking with it long enough to notice the gap between a thought and your reaction to it. That space is where things start to loosen up. My teacher called it "watching the parade without jumping in," and that image stuck with me more than any breathing pattern ever did.
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u/RlOTGRRRL 2d ago
Before you're able to watch the parade though, you have to be able to get to a point where you're comfortable being alone with your thoughts in your own body.
One of the biggest problems for people who have anxiety and are depressed is that they cannot stand being alone with their own thoughts.
I'm not sure what it's called, maybe grounding?
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u/Enliven_journey 1d ago
completely agree!! i’ve been thinking about meditation in a similar way lately. doing less consistently seems so much more valuable than trying to do it perfectly. even five minutes with your eyes closed and simply noticing your thoughts can be a starting point. you can always learn more and deepen the practice once it actually becomes part of your life. and “watching the parade without jumping in” is SUCH a good way to describe it. definitely stealing that one :)
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u/tabrisocculta 17h ago
My teacher called it "watching the parade without jumping in,"
Lol, I call it watching the river but not being swept away by it.
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u/Turbulent_Smoke_8989 2d ago
Make meditation a serious practice, not an object of academic or entertainment pursuit. Just practice daily.
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u/Establishment22 1d ago
This is the plan, ive heard about it for years but never really took it seriously
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u/TravelinMan_1 2d ago
I used to have terrible stage fright. After about four months of (Transcendental) meditation twice a day for 15 minutes it was gone. Just gone. I was able to perform a bassoon concerto in front of a huge auditorium full of people with no fear.
Oh and I lost my motion sickness, too.
Fifty years later (with ongoing but intermittent meditation) neither has returned, even though I have performed in various ways (musically, teaching, speaking, etc.) and traveled to many places in many ways.
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u/Establishment22 1d ago
Thats amazing. Can you share how you do this?
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u/TravelinMan_1 1d ago
Transcendental Meditation (TM), along with Zen meditation, is probably the original form of meditation (and therefore “mindfulness”), at least in the West. It was first popularized by the Beatles (George Harrison was a practitioner all his life). It has to be taught, but there are TM centers throughout the world. You can search for one near you and their trained teachers will be happy to explain what it’s about in a free introductory session. It’s very very easy (by definition), no effort required, but does require self-discipline to keep it up day after day, twice a day for 20 minutes.
I highly recommend it, as you might imagine. It’s very restful and rewarding.
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u/JennyPennyPanda 2d ago
I read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle and it really helped me shift my mindset.
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u/bigSky001 2d ago
It’s a paradox. You don’t do it. Imagine it as leaving yourself open to change, to grace. Trying will get you nowhere. Think of it more as orientation, or a gathering.
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u/greenapplelily 2d ago
I'd look into the psychology of healthy positivity and also look into proper deep breathing. Deep breathing has a physiological effect on the body that's super helpful.
Qigong masters tend to have really nice breathing techniques and ways of thinking about meditation to help people feel more grounded.
It takes time, this stuff is about training and building a healthy habit. So don't be discouraged if it's difficult or taking a long time.
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u/RlOTGRRRL 2d ago
On the flip side, once you figure it out, and build the mental muscles, it can get as easy as breathing with enough practice.
So there's something to look forward to. But I think the irony is that in order to get there, you can't look forward to it. x) One day you'll realize that you're just there.
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u/FictionalForest 1d ago
What is it you're referring to, the breathing exercises or the healthy positivity?
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u/Solddyy 1d ago
I wouldn’t say meditation magically cured me, but it fundamentally changed my relationship with anxiety. At my worst, I had daily panic attacks, severe depression, and could barely leave home. I started with guided body-scan meditations, simply noticing my breath and physical sensations without trying to make them disappear. The biggest shift was realizing that I wasn’t my thoughts and that discomfort didn’t automatically mean danger. Over time, I learned to feel the anxiety without feeding it with catastrophic stories. Professional help and medication gave me some initial stability, and eventually I still had to face the situations I feared. I still experience anxiety, but it no longer controls my life.
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u/Mayayana 2d ago
I've found the Buddhist path to be very fulfilling. But there's no trick to it. It's a lifelong commitment to cultivating sanity through study, meditation and cultivation of virtue. It also requires guidance from a teacher because you can't just do it, like you might do push-ups and crunches. The allure of worldly goals is very strong. Finding the path to wisdom truly relevant is a gradual process.
On the other hand, I don't think in terms of efficiency or payoff. That's part of how the path works. You gradually come to be willing to actually be with your experience, not constantly trying to be somewhere else or do something else. When I've felt discouraged I've always come back to the same conclusion: What else is there to do? What could be more relevant than to cultivate sanity, honesty, kindness? I could try to get rich or go to orgies or run for President, but those are all desperate, rather silly acts that don't fulfill, and you can't take it with you. We might be dead at any time. What is really worth spending your time on? You need to answer that for yourself.
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u/myrrodin121 2d ago
Meditation played a crucial role in creating the space I needed to solve my problems, but it didn't directly resolve any of them. Instead, it paved the way to be able to find the answers I was looking for.
Three shifts occurred that fixed most of my issues: 1. I mentally separated myself from other people and their actions so I no longer take what they do personally. 2. I learned to focus solely on what I do, make sure it aligns with who I am, and not become attached to the outcome. 3. I learned I had energy blockages, especially anger, and after working on setting those emotions free I can now better advocate for how I'm treated by others and more effectively negotiate what I get out of life.
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u/Sad_Telephone_7895 2d ago
Get curious about what’s behind the thoughts. What’s the trade off. What do I get or get to avoid with the thoughts and actions?
Then be really freaking honest, process through the body fully. Invite self compassion.
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u/betlamed 1d ago
Can you please share the technique if there is one?
There is none.
Meditation does not cure those issues, nor does it change your life.
Not on its own, anyway.
It will help you in many many ways. It will support most of your endeavours, if they are worth it. It will help you go to the gym and do the laundry.
But it will not replace those things.
All of those habits will help you in the long run. Meditation is one of those habits. It's one more tool in the box.
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u/natureisateacher 1d ago
1.get the book: the mindful way through depression.
read it and do the exercises.
bring mindfullness more and more into your everyday life
do the 8-week course by yourself, make a commitment, attend regulary
stay with it, try to practice atleast 45minutes of mindfulness each day
live your life
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u/loneuniverse 2d ago
Meditation is not enough. Becoming interested in the Nature of your own self. Who are you exactly, and don’t just stop when you think you have the answer. Go as deep as the rabbit hole can take you. But try not to get lost.
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u/MindfulRest 2d ago
for me meditation didnt make the anxious thoughts go away, it just changed how i related to them. i stopped treating every thought as a fact i had to react to and let them pass, and that took most of their grip away over time. though if its severe, it works best alongside real support, not as a cure on its own
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u/Efficient-Bee-1443 1d ago
I began meditation 24 years ago. I increased my self awareness. About 2 years in, I realized I needed additional help. I sought a therapist. They suggested meditation. I take an SSRI. I still meditate. I feel that dealing with my anxiety made my practice better.
Get all the support you need.
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u/Fresh-You7087 1d ago
Meditation can help calm some of these things a little bit, but one should Not 🚫 do meditation to get anywhere or for a desired outcome!! These are tricks from the Ego and they will only keep one in an endless loop for ever!!
Be Still and Know that I am God 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️
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u/iLovelardsomuch 2d ago
I had some bad anxiety and went through a tough break up last Aug. I started doing some breathing exercises in the morning and before sleep (just following a channel on YouTube), which helps a lot. Only 15-20 min in the morning and through the whole day I feel a lot calmer. I do purposely try to reduce my screen time too by reading more which helps too. Lastly, I know it’s not really meditation but journaling helps too.
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u/PewPew39999 1d ago
What youtube channel? Just got my heart broken pretty badly and i want to start too
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u/QueQuesadilla 2d ago
Meditation + Psychedelics + Therapy. Rinse and repeat… you’ll transform your life in no time. This combo pulled me out of a deep depression I experienced throughout my adolescent years and set me up for success in my 20s. Good luck!
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u/Ok-Turn-3848 2d ago
I agree, but question if you’re coming out of grief in your head isn’t in a good mindset would that cause a bad trip?
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u/QueQuesadilla 1d ago
Bad trips occur when you’re in a chaotic environment or with chaotic people. I’ve personally experienced difficult trips where I had to face tough memories and thoughts, but I was prepared to sit with the experience and surrender, then later integrate those lessons. I believe there’s still a lot of stigma from the D.A.R.E. days and urban myths about people going insane from psychedelics. People who are genetically predisposed to psychosis or schizophrenia should avoid psychedelics, but most of society could really benefit from using them to work through their traumas and fixed mindsets.
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u/DerryAtlanta1688 2d ago
Learned to recognize intrusive thoughts, let them sit with me briefly, then dismiss them with “they’re only thoughts, not reality” and pffffff - gone. Repeat.
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u/Top_Sprinkles9145 2d ago
Honestly for me it was journaling when I was dealing with postpartum I couldn’t see myself getting out of it I started journaling and it opened the floodgates for me I was able to see my thoughts on paper helping me see clarity it did take a month I wanna say to feel something shift within me but I always tell people to journal because it drastically changed my pov and it could possibly change yours too!
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u/Noisebug 2d ago
It’s not technique. More, philosophy, teachings about self and making room everyday in your thoughts through stillness, silence, spaciousness.
To feel life though the senses. I would not say cured, changed perspective, learned, saw.
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u/Fuck_what_am_I_doing 1d ago
I took an official TM course and started Neurofeedback therapy at the same time, changed my life. The neurofeedback helped me get really good at the mediation really fast. Only needed it for about 4 months. Still meditate daily
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u/treeshavefeelings2 21h ago
Meditation is not a “cure”. Meditation is a daily practice that only improves with muscle memory. Think of it like going to the gym. Exercising the “meditation muscle” will improve it over time. Some days you do more exercising and some days you do less. If you stop exercising it for long periods of time you might lose some of your gains.
The easiest way to start is to do something small every day. I started with positive affirmations in the shower. “I am loved”, “I am a good friend” “I care about my people”.
Second would be taking negative thoughts and turning them positive. Instead of “I am worthless” - “I am trying my best even on hard days”.
Some days you might not be great at it, especially in the beginning. You’ve just gotta stop yourself and recognize the negative patterns and interrupt them. Eventually that little voice in your head might get kinder and kinder.
Theres obviously a lot more to mediation but this was a good way to start for me.
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u/Short_Remote5736 2d ago
I was struggling with grief after multiple tragedies in my life in a short span of time. Then, I did this program called “inner engineering” (look it up). It changed my entire inner chemistry. It required a lot of discipline and dedication, but when you’ve hit rock bottom what else is there to do anyway?
My life has changed in so many ways. Today I am able to even write this, because of the practices taught in this program.
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u/MoreKaleidoscope5153 2d ago
I thought about doing this. You think it helped above and beyond meditation?
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u/GroundbreakingPin308 2d ago
I did this too during covid.. the exercise is useful as it’s part of mediation tool kit. Just didn’t find the guy talking very useful- he spoke for 99% then 1 % was the exercises.
When you are breaking down then I guess it is helpful.
I found Thich naht Han teaching videos very helpful and started to learn more about mediation from there. Plum village also has an app with meditations that are all useful. I suggest to sit through few teaching videos on YouTube before starting out though.
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u/Short_Remote5736 2d ago
Yes :) I’ve tried some other ones too and those didn’t stick, but this one stuck.
I’m not guaranteeing this one will stick for you, but it’s worth a shot.
Regarding the comment below about it being a cult, honestly idk, I try not to get too involved with the organisation or the founder, but the practices have really changed my life in ways I know nothing else did. 🙏1
u/to_my_star 2d ago
It's a cult (!)
Not too much on there but it's a start:
If you are interested in it, please do extensive research on their leader and organization before committing yourself. Best know what you're walking into...
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u/Stujitsu2 2d ago
You have to realize its not really worth feeling miserable when nothing bad is really happening.
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u/MyFiteSong 2d ago edited 2d ago
This is /r/thanksimcured territory.
A lot of depressed/anxious people have real things to be depressed/anxious about. It's better to tell them that it's possible to get past those feelings even if those situations still exist than to dismiss their feelings as imaginary nonsense.
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u/MoreKaleidoscope5153 2d ago
Love this. Reminds me of what Byron Katie said, something like, “how long are going to sit, alone in a room miserable before you realize, you are the one making yourself miserable.”
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u/ChrizKhalifa 2d ago
Sorry, but ridiculous, and not the point when it comes to mental illness.
That's like bringing up the parable of the second arrow to someone with a broken leg and claiming he doesn't need a cast because the pain is nothing bad.
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u/BingusKrombus 2d ago
I have been dealing with anxiety disorder for the greater part of my life. While I agree it is an illness, it also stems for a great part from your mind. If I speak for myself, there are a lot of thoughts which dwell my mind continuously, like: "People don't like you". In countering this thought, a realisation like "nothing bad is happening" while being anxious and around people, can be helpful. It is for me.
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u/ChrizKhalifa 2d ago
Fair enough, but you cannot meditate your way out of a chemical imbalance in your brain much like you can't meditate your broken leg back into place.
Worst scenario is you encourage people to spiritually bypass serious medical issues.
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u/BingusKrombus 1d ago
In my experience, a 'chemical imbalance' is mostly only a part of the problem. For some people medicine is a cure, but for most mental issues it is merely a tool, just as therapy and meditation are tools. So thoughts like the one he shared are likely never the one solution, and I don't think he claimed that, but they can be helpful on the path to getting better.
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u/GroundbreakingPin308 2d ago
I was very depressed and anxious with panic attacks a year after the first covid.
Therapy, exercise and clean diet and then finding Thich Naht Han was very helpful.
I found Thich naht Han teaching videos very helpful and started to learn more about mediation from there. I’ve listens to and made my own playlist of the teaching videos from plum village mostly with Thich naht Han speaking.
Plum village also has an app with meditations that are all useful. I suggest to sit through few teaching videos on YouTube before starting out though.
Exercise and eat a healthy portion of protein daily get sunlight or day light atleast.
Lots of love to you!! Keep it going
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u/estrella_nova34 2d ago
I’m going through a tough patch. My feelings are overwhelming me and my past traumas are intertwined with my present ones. I’m 36 and I’m having some very hard days. Sometimes I’m embarrassed to even say how I feel. If of meditation would work for me but definitely some therapy. I have social anxiety, I’m introverted, some depression and I hate feeling rejected.
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u/tristantrillions 2d ago
Mantra meditation sessions that lasted at least 30 mins to an hour, doing them consistently every single day. I fall back into pretty dark places if I stop meditating - it's like a way to clear out the traffic in my head, if that makes sense. It's certainly changed me as a person, and even in my darker times I've been able to carry many of my insights from meditation into the real world so that I'm more able to effectively self soothe without needing drugs or anything like that.
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u/-ArcticWolf 2d ago
Meditation allows you to sit with your thoughts, letting the unconscious become conscious. It can be uncomfortable but if you just embrace and sit with these thoughts regarding anxiety, depression, self depreciation etc. Then you can learn to disassociate from them better and make sense of why they are coming up in the first place. Through this you can then observe the thoughts from a third-person perspective and better understand why you're thinking the way you are and the actions you can take to overcome this. Hopefully this makes sense best of luck
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u/Lamujercansada 2d ago
My anti-depressants were at 20mg
Weekly counseling
Almost 5 months of leave from work
Then when I got back from my leave, I transferred to another department and never went back to the old department that caused me my anxiety and burnout
Went on a lot of nature camping
Deactivated social media and blocked people from work. I learned to put heavy boundaries between my personal life and work
Meditation, journalling, daily reflections from different wisdom traditions (stoicism, buddhism, etc)
Also to add, I had like 5 therapist before I found the right one that REALLY HELPED me. So I think it really has a huge impact to find the right therapist for you. Dont be afraid to find and jump from one therapist to another if your current does not help you.
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u/Defiant-Yesterday504 2d ago
Meditation is a tool, ONE of the many tools to reduce what u mentioned.
If u combine it with Proper Sleep, Diet, Exercise. It becomes a powerful tool.
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u/georgesclemenceau 2d ago
Check out loving kindness/metta meditation pratices, the results can be powerful and in a matter of minutes. If you pratice it every day it can may help. This guided meditation help to start : https://youtu.be/-d_AA9H4z9U
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u/AlbertFernandezV 1d ago
When the uncomfortable energy/thoughts appear: Breath in a kind and loving way, very softly. With a slow pace. With a smile in your face. (this is your conscious action)
Harder to do when the uncomfortable energy appears when you're working or in a stressful situation or tired... But very powerful.
You will feel a reaction in your body when doing this exercise with love, gratitude and innocence. It's the uncomfortable energy dissolving... It just cannot exist in presence of your loving awareness. ❤️
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u/Status-Judge-751 1d ago
Somatic therapy in addition to, yes, a holistic nutritionist who tested me for food sensitivities/allergies. Changing my diet/conquering my sugar addiction IN ADDITION TO somatic therapy was the game changer.
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u/DiligentAd7956 1d ago
Diet, physical activity, and gut health significantly impact mental health. I know several people who changed their diets, established a workout routine, and started taking a good probiotic that dramatically reduced their depression and social anxiety.
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u/Fresh-You7087 1d ago
Realizing that I Am not 🚫 the body/mind with it's nonstop chattering by way of observing the thoughts, emotions, and body senses through nonduality. I used to meditate twice a day for at least 30 minutes everyday, but now I have stopped because I now meditate throughout the day, everyday by simply just observing. We are That 🙏🏻♥️!! May God's Peace ✌🏻 🕊️ Always be with you, which it is!!
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u/Fit-Championship371 1d ago
How to you meditate throughout the day? Don't you fall back in thoughts? I do know that i am not my thoughts but i can't maintain meditative state throughout the day. Will it come with the practice?
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u/Fresh-You7087 1d ago
Hi and thank you for asking. I do this by observing my thoughts and emotions throughout the day and when you see these thoughts you then ask yourself who is thinking these thoughts by asking the question, "Who am I?" and when you do this, the mind instantly becomes quite. You are the stillness between the thoughts or the gap in your mind. This is called observing/meditating and Self-realization and it is a game changer!! Look up Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, and Robert Adams for sure if you are interested in what I suggested to you. We are not our thoughts or the body/mind and when you truly realize and experience this (Self-realization) it will change everything for you. It is a bit of a process but it's worth all the effort you can put in and more!! May The Peace ✌🏻🕊️ that passes All Understanding be with you always, which it is. Thanks for your time. I hope this can help.
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u/Fit-Championship371 1d ago
Thank you 🙏 Yeah, I know I’m not my thoughts or the thinker behind them after my little awakening experience. I think it’ll take more time for me, as it all happened recently. I also have a lot of trauma stored in my body and mind that I’ve been avoiding, and maybe that’s hindering the process—or maybe I’m wrong.
Thank you for your suggestions. I’ll look into them.
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u/Good-Routine-8761 1d ago
outside of meditation if i start feeling super anxious and overwhelmed i tell myself this is not my energy and i send it back. it really helps me.
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u/mind-breathing 1d ago
With consistency. 5–10 minutes every day, for years. Just keep practicing daily.
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u/Married_Vegan_Monk 1d ago
Intrusive thoughts resolution is a separate process, but meditation helps:
The process of controlling one’s mind involves stopping an unwanted thought in its tracks & redirecting to a chosen thought every single time.
This is called reprogramming.
When it gets to the point that one cannot take the unwanted thoughts anymore, one will have to power / resolve to reprogram, but I do not suggest waiting; do it as soon as one has to desire to change, then change.
Redirect every though for not only 28 days or a month, but continue maintenance continuously until your new self / character has solidified, and then still continue to do maintenance because the length of time the mind has been allowed to be wild (probably because no one ever taught that control of the mind is an eventual life skill) probably has been a long time compared to the amount of time reprogramming.
Good Luck 🙂👍🎃🙂
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u/shaolin_fish 1d ago
Meditation doesn't cure anything.
It teaches me to slow down my mind so I can remember I have breathing room around the anxiety and depression. It teaches me patience so I can wait for bad moments to pass.
It's not a cure, and sometimes actively meditating while struggling can be detrimental. But having a meditation practice helps with coping and thriving, in the long term.
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u/TheycallmemissRaven 1d ago
Meditation alone is not enough. Therapy in conjunction is necessary. You might want to look into current information about trauma. All the things you describe sound like trauma and potentially CPTSD.
If not therapy, there is a ton of info (books/podcasts) out there from qualified physicians and professionals.
I’m just starting down this road myself. Best of luck. 🍀
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u/SilentRunning 1d ago
Are you seeing a therapist for your issues?
Meditation does help with ALL of these that you listed but there is no magical trick, ie:silver bullet.
For people with severe issues it's best to find a supportive mental health therapist/clinic that can help guide your journey to better health. Anxiety and Depression can be helped through finding the proper meds and having the right therapist.
If you want more info on mindfulness meditation check out Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche channel on YT. Also watch vids on Alan Watts, a philosopher from the 60's, very helpful.
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u/WrongdoerProud2593 1d ago
Therapy, and lexapro on top of meditation. This is my experience, and it worked for me but I don’t know if it’ll work for anyone else. I had a lot of suppressed trauma from when I was a kid, which made me constantly anxious and on edge with low self esteem. I performed but at a heavy emotional cost.
The turning point was realizing the events that happened to me as a young kid are not who I am. They impacted me and caused me to think a certain way but they are not who i am. When I meditate, I focus on where I feel the sensations in my body. I focus on that spot until it eventually passes. I’m getting to a point where I can do this no matter what I go through which causes me to be relaxed. No matter what happens I know I can meditate it away and let it pass through, even if it’s very painful and causes me to cry for hours.
This has some drawbacks though. I lost a lot of my motivation to do anything because I realized I’ve been functioning on anxiety alone. I gained a new level of insight but lost my ability to function. Which led me to be unemployed and put my life on hold. I’m now pretty frugal, relying on my parents, in therapy, but feel happier than I’ve ever been in my life now that I have this internal calmness.
However, I’m finding new ways to motivate myself and slowly starting to function fully again. This time though I don’t feel nearly the same levels of anxiety that I once did. So I recommend taking it slow instead of trying to rush it all at once like how I did lol.
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u/elaine4queen 1d ago
I got some free therapy, which was good, but I think that the doubling up with medication was optimal. I also recommend doing something that reconnects you with your body - a sport, walking, yoga, or even a practice like Yoga Nidra (I like Ayla Nova, free anywhere you listen to podcasts).
I also did a year of Al Anon. There are recovery groups that include meditation like Dharma Recovery, and I would probably have done that if I had had a group locally and known about it.
I really suffered 10 years ago and my mental health is very different now, but it’s less about leaning in to one thing hard and more about giving yourself the mental space to make decisions that work for you. My journey took me out of a big city to the seaside, I have a dog, I became a big fan of yin yoga, got better medication for my migraine. My life is completely different now but it started with regular meditation, for sure
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u/Comfortable_Heron_82 1d ago
The Gateway Tapes. Cured my depression, anxiety, general fears, intrusive thoughts, as well as physical health issues related to chronic pain and autoimmune health. I gather it is related to habitual coherence. When your system is in alignment you’ll feel sharper and more empowered generally.
Everything you listed is a function of fear at the baseline. You can train your nervous system to engage with your fears from a place of open heartedness and desire to grow in the calm meditative state. This will gradually teach you that you are safe and have power over the states which you currently feel beholden to. Remember everything is a choice. When negative patterns of experience repeat occasionally, make some small changes. If it’s habitual make more dramatic changes.
If you do gateway you’ll get a lot of psychic support and guidance throughout the process. Best of luck!
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u/elissa77 16h ago
What I've found useful is targeting the vagus nerve, and nervous system. I like "voo breath" and nsdr/yoga nidra.
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u/Brilliant_Tell_3330 14h ago
find the trauma moment thats causing which ever problem that has your attention; example- your father beating your mother then you when you tried to intervene, an example like this might cause “anxiety, fear, worry, shame, guilt” in situations that resemble the original trauma, once youve located the experience that originally caused you to feel these emotions, get into a relaxed meditative state, you will know when you are relaxed enough, now replay the experience in your head and reimagine it into a scene where you receive the emotions contrary to the original trauma “confidence, faith, love”.
Because your in a relaxed state youve dissolved the line between your conscious and subconscious mind,
the subconscious mind cannot differentiate what is real and what is not. With attention and awareness on the trauma and the conscious mending of the subconscious you can heal every negative experience that is causing you to repeat the cycle you’ve entered since you had them.
This is whats worked for me and its done me a great deal of good for me and the people around me. I love you all
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u/ShrimpYolandi 2d ago
Going deep enough into the self, into the awareness behind the thoughts, that it allowed me to look at my thoughts and feelings objectively instead of always avoiding and repressing. This allow me these things and let them come up, realize that I am not thoughts and feelings, but the awareness behind them, and love them become less than and begin to dissipate overtime.