I have anxiety and a panic disorder and always wanted to use meditation as many people say it works, but the few times I have tried it, I went into a panic attack. I think maybe I was just thinking too much on my heartbeat and my internal thoughts or maybe I was in a bad state. Its been a while since that and I think I should try it again. Im trying to become a healthier person, so im going to book mark this and come back to it later in the week when I get some free time to try it out. I know theres also a few youtube channels dedicated to helping beginners meditate.
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I would also say in addition to @reddust comment that in starting meditation it tends to bubble up the mind and suppressed energies. Im not familiar w the above meditation but in the meditation i do know we have to be very allowing with these energies and not have an agenda with them. Total non-judgment and always bringing the attention back to the breathe or back to itself, when we get caught in the mind or fear. Always returning to our said focus. Also i would try and start small like 5min a day and also be consistent daily. In time it is very possible to overcome anxiety ptsd or many other blockages. Just my 2 cents, goodluck.
That is good advice, meditation is not easy, even if you have a good teacher and are in retreat...there is the dark forest of the mind and good teachers are guides so one won't get lost in their head...all sorts of bliss and negativity might come up and one must just be the witness, this is not me, this is just sensation, let it go!
I suffered from overwhelming panic attacks and anxiety. I had tried therapy and medication, nothing worked. I had PTSD from an abusive childhood and my first husband was also abusive. The retreat work removed the panic attacks but I saw clearly I had to let go of negative conditioning and relationships with self and others to be truly free. So most of my work has been centered around living a good life and developing healthy relationships with myself and my circle of influence.
I sat through my panic attacks until they wore themselves out and left me alone and I haven't had a panic attack since 1995....but this is always subjective, it is up to individual conditioning and understanding. But I know several other meditators that let go of their panic attacks this way....I also lost my night terrors which I suffered from since a small child.
I still suffer normal anxiety, which we all suffer from...hahaha <3