Meditation for anxiety help?

Question

I have generalized anxiety disorder and I'm currently on Lexapro and Xanax to help me out. Someone recently recommended meditation. What exactly is it all about? What do you do? Where can I get it, and has it worked for you? Tell me your experiences with this technique.

Alex62, thanks for the info but I don't think i'd like that. i'm very nervous around new people and i'd prefer meditation at home where i can be alone and work on my anxiety. i'd prefer to get started at home first and then maybe venturing out with maybe yoga.

Answer 1

Meditation is about mental control.

Student usually start with learning to clear their mind of the constant verbal babble in the brain. When thoughts arrive, they are noted and released.

You can start doing this with nothing more than a darkened room and a candle. Use the flame as a focus point. Observe what your mind is doing. Learn to dismiss thoughts. Hum if you must.

There are many techniques, but learning to observe what your mind is doing is necessary to learn how to control it. Talk to your local public librarian or book store owner. There are so many way, look at books until one seems to make sense to you. (If any method or technique seems silly or complicated, you will not get far doing it).

I learn meditation decades ago and recently learned how to control road rage (while driving) using methods learned while meditating. I feel that if I can control rage, you might have a chance controlling anxiety.

Answer 2

Having a powerful and equipped self is aspect of being a common person. Meditation fairly has not anything to do with "getting rid" of the self or ego. It may also be, amongst many matters, a strategy to be trained the right way to push aside the incessant chatter of the self, a phenomenon that may be really demanding. You will most often no longer "gain" any gigantic "holiday-throughs" through meditating, however a minimum of you will not be out robbing banks or whatever similarly damaging. Sometimes an empty lot is essentially the most priceless estate in a hectic town.

Answer 3

Here is a link to the type of meditation I do. http://www.centerpointe.com/links.php?ad
=30783 I won't go into alot of detail here except to say that the results are quick and it's very easy to do.

One of the nice things about this is you can call in anytime and ask questions which is helpful because sometimes odd things happen and it's nice to know that it's ok......whatever happens, happens and when you call in they can explain it all to you.

An example. When I first started meditation it was wonderful, then after a while my leg started to twitch uncontrollably during meditation and I was confused. I called in and asked about it, was given the facts on why this was happening and that got rid of the fear.

I think they still offer a free sample at that site, if they do, try it out and see what you think. You may find that the first few times you try it, you fall alseep and that's ok, it's normal because your brain is going into a very relaxed state.

Good luck to you and happy meditating.

Answer 4

You can get books on meditation that will generally describe what it's all about.

I'd recommend trying yoga or tai chi instead. Check with some gyms in your area to find a yoga class, and check with some marshal arts places to find a tai chi class. The reason I suggest these is that they are mind-body exercises that incorporate some meditative qualities while also being good physical activities. They also get your endorphins going.

Answer 5

See page 2, at http://www.ezy-build.net. (.net.nz/~shaneris) & pages 11, & 2C.

Answer 6

*Started practicing Mindfulness Meditation a few yrs ago for my anxiety, panic and to lower my blood pressure. Practicing this form of meditation daily has helped immensely. Started with a book called "Mindfulness in Plain English" which is actually now available to read over the internet:
http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html
-this site/link closes after a couple days, so if it does close - just type in Mindfulness in Plain English to do a search and sites will come up with this book - click on urbandharma.

I practice Mindfulness and Lovingkindness Meditation alone-in the privacy of my home.
*Choose once a day-at a time which works
best with your schedule.

*Discoved through Mindfulness in Plain English that many begin their meditative practice with a five minute practice of what is called lovingkindness meditation - which is said outloud-quietly.

Here is an example of Lovingkindness Meditation:

1. *May I be well, happy and peaceful. May no harm come to me. May no difficulties come to me. May no problems come to me. May I always meet with success. May I also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life.

2. *May my parents and be well, happy and peaceful. May no harm come to them. May no difficulties come to them. May no problems come to them. May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life.

3. *May my relatives be well, happy and peaceful. May no harm come to them. May no difficulties come to them. May no problems come to them. May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life.

4. *May my teachers be well, happy and peaceful. May no harm come to them. May no difficulties come to them. May no problems come to them. May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life.

5. *May my friends be well, happy and peaceful. May no harm come to them. May no difficulties come to them. May no problems come to them. May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life.

6. *May all indifferent persons be well, happy and peaceful. May no harm come to them. May no difficulties come to them. May no problems come to them. May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life.

7. *May my enemies be well, happy and peaceful. May no harm come to them. May no difficulties come to them. May no problems come to them. May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life.

8. *May all living beings be well, happy and peaceful. May no harm come to them. May no difficulties come to them. May no problems come to them. May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life.

The practice of Universal Loving-Kindness is recommended for bedtime and just after arising in the morning. It helps you sleep well and prevents nightmares. It also makes it easier to get up in the morning. Lovingkindness Meditation is to be practiced before Mindfulness Meditation. Lovingkindness Meditation makes you more patient, compassionate, loving, friendly and open toward everybody, friend or foe, human or otherwise.

*Thank You for your question.