Has anyone tried Vipassana meditation and successfully combated Depression / Anxiety ?

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Yes, as well as zen. Worked tremendously for me as I struggle with getting swept away by my thoughts and going down a negative spiral. Meditation teaches you to be aware of when this is happening. Surprisingly (and fortuitously) I have found being simply aware of when I am spiraling is often enough to stop it.

Let me know if I can answer questions, I’m a big proponent of meditation / mindfulness as part of mental health treatment.

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I did the 10 day Vipasanna meditation camp. It provides a very powerful set of tools that I wouldn't say that it combats anxiety/depression by itself - but it's one component in a suite of solutions. It also enhances other tools - for example I think it makes therapy much more effective. One approach of psychotherapy is to uncover "repressed" emotional pain deep in the subconscious. With Vipasanna, you become (1) much better at being aware of that pain and (2) deal with it much better. You also (3) change your outlook on life (misery = your reaction pain, not the pain itself). (1), (2), and (3) is pretty much the benefits of Vipasanna in a nutshell. It's actually quite different from other forms of meditation.

Note that the benefits aren't easily substitutable - unlike, say, the many different activities that reduce stress levels.

yep 3 times. it helps uncover how u relate to yourself with the silence. beware tho, if u have deep trauma, the silence and structure can actually cause more harm because they dont have a processing container after things come up

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