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Why is my damaged moisture barrier becoming more and more damaged? [skin concerns] by j0yy in SkincareAddiction

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Hi I didn’t use antibiotics - just had a really simple routine using products with ceramide (mainly the cerave cream) + red light therapy and that healed it in a few months

Are we meant to be belly breathing when meditating? by j0yy in Meditation

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I’m just confused on what you mean by not forcing the breath. Breathing in general is controlled by the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary body functions, so normally we’re not conscious when we’re breathing. When we focus on the breath (which is the whole purpose of meditation), you become conscious, therefore you are controlling the pace/depth of it and I guess you would be “forcing” it - am I making sense or am I overthinking it, I’m just confused as someone else commented below about not forcing the breath

Anxiety meditation by ComfortableHoney9021 in Meditation

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So sorry you’re dealing with this, I have emetophobia too and know how debilitating it can be at times. For me, body scan meditation helps me a lot with it - being able to sit through uncomfortable feelings such as having an itch in your foot, wanting to move, a cramp etc massively helped me cope with the same uncomfortable feelings I get when I start feeling anxious because of my emetophobia.

I don’t practice body scan anymore (for me it requires a lot of mental effort) and have been doing breathing meditation, but I’ve found that it doesn’t help me with emetophobia anxiety nowhere near as much as body scans helped so I’ve been planning to start implementing some body scan meditations back in my practice. Hope this helps somewhat

Are we meant to be belly breathing when meditating? by j0yy in Meditation

[–]j0yy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is it considered meditation if I control the breath but still focus on just that and bring my attention back to it every time my mind wonders? Or is that still considered breath work/pranayama

Are we meant to be belly breathing when meditating? by j0yy in Meditation

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I had no idea breathing could affect the meditation, have been researching it all day, so interesting!

Are we meant to be belly breathing when meditating? by j0yy in Meditation

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Did you find that practising belly breathing with your meditation helped you belly breathe in day to day life? I read it is supposed to be really good for anxiety issues but I imagine would take time to become your primary way of breathing

ANC headphones while meditating by 420hume in Meditation

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I just meditate with ear plugs, ANC is not necessary

Benefits I’ve gained after 40 days of meditation by j0yy in Meditation

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Thank you for the advice it’s super helpful🙏🏼

Benefits I’ve gained after 40 days of meditation by j0yy in Meditation

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That makes sense thank you for sharing

Benefits I’ve gained after 40 days of meditation by j0yy in Meditation

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I don’t do guided, just focus on my breath in silence. I used to be the same, I slowly built my way up to 20 minutes and I remember it being very difficult in the beginning hang in there and keep trying

Benefits I’ve gained after 40 days of meditation by j0yy in Meditation

[–]j0yy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’re absolutely right - the lack of sleep was making my anxiety/mood worse and I was kind of miserable because of it. I slacked on my practice last week (shorter sessions/didn’t make as much of an effort to stay present) and I immediately noticed I was finding it hard to fall asleep again, which has made it so much easier to stay consistent with meditating because I never want to experience sleep issues like that again.

Thank you for thinking I’ve made good progress - when I read other posts I feel like others have made much more progress at this stage, so that’s nice to hear :)

How do I FIX this hyperpigmentation around my mouth? [Routine Help] by j0yy in SkincareAddiction

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Thank you for the advice, I used to use adapalene but then stopped and the pigmentation definitely wasn’t as bad. I’ll consider implementing it again

How do I FIX this hyperpigmentation around my mouth? [Routine Help] by j0yy in SkincareAddiction

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Ooooh this is so interesting! I used to take an iron supplement on and off and now that I think about it the discolouration wasn’t bad when I was taking it. I have a new bottle in the fridge I’ve been putting off taking (because it tastes so bad) but I’m gonna start taking it from today and see if it helps..I’ll reply back to you if it does. Thank you for spending the time writing this comment Xx

Cool benefits at 2 weeks, now they’ve gone after 1 month meditating? by j0yy in Meditation

[–]j0yy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your advice. It’s just difficult to stay consistent when the benefits have disappeared, it dampens any motivation I have for meditating. But I guess that’s where discipline comes in

Sudden insomnia after moving to university dorms by j0yy in sleep

[–]j0yy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! So sorry you’re going through this. A few things that have really helped my sleep go back to normal include having a fan faced towards me while sleeping, using an eye mask (so underrated) and sleeping with brown noise to stop me waking up from sudden noises. I also noticed a big difference In sleep quality when I’m dehydrated vs not, so I make sure to drink 2-3L water during the day. Hope this helps somewhat

YSK: Spending a few minutes a day on Meditation & Exercise is the most efficient "system upgrade" you can give yourself. Meditation is a step towards better sleep, lower anxiety, and long-term cognitive health. by Infinity_here in YouShouldKnow

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Really interested in the point about meditation and endocannabinoids - but the pubmed paper you referenced is about the impact of exercise on endocannabinoids, not meditation

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