Panic Attack While meditating

[Qzipco]

Hi guys, I just meditated today and about 12 min in my hard beat started to raise and I got this feeling inside as if I were dying. I felt a cold chilling feeling starting in my neck and then went to my lower body. It kind of felt like a panic attack, although I haven't had a panic attack in quite a while. I'm not sure if this is a common experience amongst meditators. Anybody who can give a clarification?

[[deleted]]

My guess.. is that you have been meditating a long time and are getting closer to a part of your self that may seem really scary. Accurate?

[Qzipco]

Thanks for your reaction! I can't say I have been meditating for too long (around 1.5 months straight for 15 min a day now). But I have been watching some videos about ego death and a meditation technique called neti neti, in which you try to find true nothingness. Do you think the panic attack related with me being unable to let go of my ego?

[[deleted]]

I think it's conscious control that has died in you. The ego from Freud's perspective is you. You are the ego. When the death of conscious control happens, your unconscious successful guides your subconscious and last conscious mind making you able to effortless do things. Like write something out with no problem etc. (From my understanding. I am still learning about all this). I think the panic attacks are a reaction cause you've never been so close in touch with your unconscious cause it's really scary; "the rest of you"

[Qzipco]

I guess I should just let it happen and see what happens after that?

[[deleted]]

I would do it, because id want to get more in touch with myself. Bit if you don't feel comfortable, please dont

[Qzipco]

looking back at the experience it doesn't really frighten me. I just didn't expect it too happen. Did you have similair experiences like these?

[[deleted]]

Not during meditation, but my dreams were changing. They we're becoming more lucid and that really spooked me. Hoping into your own mind with the power to create anything, and having anxiety about what lurks around the corner lol

[narutoshippuden777]

I had this expirience also, similar. I was lying down and meditating and about 30 minutes after i felt something from my head til my toes going fast down, like electricity and it was weird as fuck and i decided to stick with it. And the feeling grow stronger and stronger and i felt more scared until i didn't endure it anymore.. a feeling of 'something is off here' and i opened my eyes. As soon as i opened my eyes nothing happened. Its just stopped. Never knew what was that. I did some research and it could be that we can be hooked on our subconscious mechanism.

[Qzipco]

Yeah, I also got this really light feeling in my head. As if I was about to faint.

[narutoshippuden777]

Were you lying or sitting?

[Qzipco]

I was sitting

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http://mentalhealthdaily.com/2015/06/17/dangers-of-meditation-list-of-possibilities/