is mindfulness good or bad? should i keep doing it?

Nica

Date posted: 3y

Mindfulness is highly suggested for most people, especially for people with mental illnesses. Why do you want to not do it anymore?

x_g00dbyels

Date posted: 3y

because i've seen on the internet that it also has disadvantages, but i know that i shouldn't believe everything that comes on the internet, also my psychologist told me that mindfulness is very good for my ocd

Nica

Date posted: 3y

@g00dbye angels Everything has disadvantages and can be used negatively. And a lot of people don’t practice mindfulness or meditation correctly and instead use it as a crutch, which only makes things worse.

Anonymous

Date posted: 3y

Unfortunately, those who are suggesting it aren’t always aware of the negative side effects which can be very debilitating. People with OCD can have a heightened sense of somatic symptoms, depersonalization, derealization, increased existential themes, etc. i say this from personal experience after 10+ years of dedicated mindfulness/meditation experience. I have several friends with various diagnoses including OCD, GAD, and BiPolar 1, all having experienced severe negative effects from their meditation practice. Please take a moment to visit the following website with resources for meditators in distress and familiarize yourself with the potential adverse effects and read the stories of those who have experienced them. https://www.cheetahhouse.org/ This is not to say that everyone will experience these states but it seems that we are predisposed and must proceed carefully.

Lms526

Date posted: 3y

I personally don't get much benefit from mindfulness.

Rohan123

Date posted: 3y

I think yes

Anonymousssssss

Date posted: 24w

Do you have to do erp?

I’ve noticed that I’m somewhat happier also ignoring my thoughts than I am instead of doing compulsions (I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired atp) but I’ve heard you’re technically supposed to do erp rather than pushing under the rug. But idk if I have a thought I just refuse to think about it again and im fine even if I want to do compulsions

Jesuslover28

Date posted: 19w

Am I normal

So at one point I was glad I was having anxiety/stress about these thoughts but now I feel like something has changed is it normal to not want anxiety and stress even tho it helps me realize these thoughts are not mine. Like the anxiety and stress is doing me no good and it's really messing me up. Is it normal to not want stress and anxiety after awhile or is something wrong with me

tomhyland

Date posted: 17w

is repeating that its not real a compulsion?

should i be doing erp instead of repeating again and again "none of that shits real. none of that shits real. none of that shits real" ? i can’t tell if it makes it better or not

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