Hello,

I am new to this page and have just begun my journey to leading a zen life. I have read on many sites that meditation will help get rid of anxiety attacks. Does anyone have any experience with this?  I have anxiety attacks often and am currently on medication for them but I still get them and my doctor keeps uping my dosage of medicine. I would like to live without medication. Can meditation really help?

Hi

Meditation has helped a lot of people. It helped me do away with a life-long depressive condition. What was key for me, and seems to be true for others as well, is to be consistant. Twice a day for twenty to thirty minutes each time seems to be a good routine.

I hope that helped.

Peace

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How do your 'anxiety attacks' manifest - what form does this anxiety take? Do you have insight into the cause of your anxiety? "

......... Hello Rustic my attacks started when I started counseling due to the fact that I was sexually assaulted as a child....but recently I have been having attacks for no known reason...they come out of no where and I don't know why?  It is really embarassing when I am in public.

What is wrong with panic, anxiety, depression or whatever experience you may be the user of ?

Dont you like certain experiences?

Do you hate them?

Do they make you angry?

Do you know hate??

Do you know anger??

What do you like???

Be careful not to descriminate.

I have Dysthemic Disorder, mild depression due to an abusive childhood.  Ive had it since childhood.  75% of cases of Dysthemic Disorder go on to become Major Depression.  Mine hasnt, and I believe that is due to meditation, which I have been doing since about the age of 12.

Self-hypnosis could be a good tool for you to use also.  Give that a try.

I did some reading and it appears that what I have is closer to Atypical Depression.  I really dont have a lot of interest in going places and doing things, and my bed is my favorite place to be. 

Id rather stay home and watch TV most of the time, but I do like to go out on Saturday nights to a casino, drinking, dancing, and doing a little gambling too. I enjoy that.   When I am off work I usually just eat, sleep, and watch TV. 

I get to work on time, do my job as well as I can, and go home.  As long as I can do that and pay the bills, that is the extent of my ambition.

Atypical Depression (AD) is a subtype of dysthymia and Major Depression characterized by mood reactivity — being able to experience improved mood in response to positive events. In contrast, sufferers of "melancholic" depression generally cannot experience positive moods, even when good things happen. Additionally, atypical depression is characterized by reversed vegetative symptoms, namely over-eating and over-sleeping.

Despite its name, "atypical" depression is actually the most common subtype of depression^[1][2] — up to 40% of the depressed population may be classified as having atypical depression.  (Wikipedia).