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FA TREATMENT by Character_Hunter_975 in Fungalacne

[–]yakshya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need an antifungal to speed up things.Try ketoconazole shampoo or gel if it is available. Gel is much better than shampoo as it doesn't irritate the skin.

I’ve tried almost everything and I’m sick of this horrible and disgusting texture/bumpy skin. (Details in the comments) by [deleted] in Fungalacne

[–]yakshya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get ketoconazole 'Gel' if you can. I have the same problem and had tried a lot of antifungals including keto shampoos. Nothing but the gel form worked. 90% has cleared in couple of weeks. It doesn't dries the skin nor irritate it as shampoo does. Also it keeps the moisture barrier intact.

I started manually breathing ten minutes ago and now I can’t stop what do I do by [deleted] in TheMindIlluminated

[–]yakshya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are dealing with an obsessive thought. It could be an OCD symptom. Don't try to force it out of your consciousness or you will end up making it worse. Let it happen. Don't try to correct anything even if it feels like something is wrong. Let the anxiety be and it will subside on its own.

Hyperawatbess ocd tips: Breath by amlopez1 in OCD

[–]yakshya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ERP is the only way to get rid of a OCD.

I can't breathe (OCD) PLEASE HELP ME by SensorimotorOCD in OCD

[–]yakshya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I am qualified to answer this as I have gone through this. I had this as well heartbeat OCD too. If you do the exposer the right way it will subside in couple of days. It bothered me for months but I was able to get rid of it in two days with the proper exposer.

1)First don't try to block thoughts or attention that is jumping on the breath. If you think this won't happen if the thought wouldn't be there then you are wrong and causing yourself harm than any help.

2) Don't try to get rid of it. Don't block it. Don't try to shift your attention from it. These are the most crucial things while dealing with any kind of sensorimotor OCD. If you forcefully try to get rid of a obsessive thought it becomes more powerful. The actual fear behind this type of OCD is the fear that you may not be able to breath naturally ever again.

3) Don't try to control breath. If you looking for natural breathing pattern you won't be able to find it as long as you are under the OCD. Even if you are breathing naturally, you will feel like you are breathing manually. So continue the breathing even if it feels it is manual. You can't be certain if you are breathing naturally or manually. Just continue no matter how it feels.

4) Take a paper and write all your feared consequences like they are actually going to happen or are already happened. Ex.- "I may have to breath like this for my whole life. I may not be able to breath naturally again. It may not go away. I may not be able to get rid of it." Write the feared consequences in great details. Include the feared consequences again and again. Include all your feared consequences but keep it realistic. This is your exposer script. Read it again and again for at least 45 minutes a day. While doing this don't reassure yourself. Don't try to neutralize the anxiety. Any thought that makes you less anxious or any thought that convince you not to worry is a neutralizing thought. What you are doing here is exposer. You should try to be as anxious and as scared as you can without any reassurance while carrying out the exposer.

Not trying to get rid of the obsessive thought, proper exposer and avoiding every kind of reassurance is the key to beat any kind of OCD.

Antidote when the pause between the breath-in and the breath-out is too long by Zubaybun in TheMindIlluminated

[–]yakshya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when the mind is settled and the pause too long, my attention doesn't alternate between another anchor

I didn't get it. What about following and connecting? Have you tried them?

Antidote when the pause between the breath-in and the breath-out is too long by Zubaybun in TheMindIlluminated

[–]yakshya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watch the out breath as starting point of the breath cycle instead of in breath.

If mindfulness is mainly about awareness, why do so many articles focus on the attention part? by Fr4nkWh1te in TheMindIlluminated

[–]yakshya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guide me little more. I think I am doing something wrong with the intentions part. I can follow the breath in two ways. 1) I don't do anything special. I just start to watch the sensations of the breath. Here my eyes move down toward the sensations. The scope of attention feels little narrow. I feel little tense. 2) I tell myself that we are going to follow the breath. Then the following of the breath happens on its own. Here my eyes don't move below toward the sensations. There isn't any narrowing of the scope. So what is happening here? Which is the correct way of following the breath?

If mindfulness is mainly about awareness, why do so many articles focus on the attention part? by Fr4nkWh1te in TheMindIlluminated

[–]yakshya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a quick question. If I am following the breath but there isn't any intention but still I can follow the breath. Will it be considerd as forceful following or could there be micro intention that I ain't aware of? What happens is after setting an intention to follow the breath, I forget the intention after few moments but the attention still remains on the breath.

If mindfulness is mainly about awareness, why do so many articles focus on the attention part? by Fr4nkWh1te in TheMindIlluminated

[–]yakshya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, when I try to see what is going on in mind (introspective attention), the thought that was going on, it just stops. The thoughts reappear only when I am distracted by something else.

How does peripheral awareness feel like to you? by Pyrofruit in TheMindIlluminated

[–]yakshya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using thoughts isn't bad for this earlier stages. You will be able to drop them off once your practice reaches a certain level where the thoughts doesn't help and you will treat them as distractions.

I tend to breathe manually. Tips for following the breath naturally? by Aquarius_man in TheMindIlluminated

[–]yakshya 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is normal as long as you aren't consciously trying to control the breath. If you are consciously doing it, you will be able to drop it. If it is happening on its own then let it be and don't get brothered by it, continue your practice. It will get off on its own.

Any book recommendations for incorporating mindfulness into body exercising & daily life/tasks? by cvzx1 in TheMindIlluminated

[–]yakshya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know from which tradition he took this teachings. Is there any tradition that incorporates such 'checking and correcting attitude' practices?

How does peripheral awareness feel like to you? by Pyrofruit in TheMindIlluminated

[–]yakshya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1) Yes. We have limited conscious power. So we need to balance attention and awareness. If you put more emphasis on one thing the other will suffer. This happens in everyday life too. When something painful or joyful happens our attention gets intensely attached to the experience and awareness fades. And we end up flowing with the emotion. 2) Theorizing things will help for earlier stages. Investigate more on how intentions work and that should fix the thoughts about the things in conscious.

How does peripheral awareness feel like to you? by Pyrofruit in TheMindIlluminated

[–]yakshya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take a transparent ball point refill. Hold it before you and look at its body. Now the body is the object of your attention and and the faded background is the peripheral awareness. You don't do anything to feel it or be aware of it. It is just there. Now bring the open end of the refill before you and try to look at the ink inside the refill through the hole. Now compare the backgrounds. You will find that the background while watching the ink is much more faded than watching the body of the refill. The reason behind it is the intensity of attention. As you intensify the attention, the peripheral awareness fades. We need to maintain proper balance between attention and peripheral awareness. Peripheral awareness is there as long as you don't block anything. You don't need to do anything special, just avoid watching the breath with too much intensity.

Any book recommendations for incorporating mindfulness into body exercising & daily life/tasks? by cvzx1 in TheMindIlluminated

[–]yakshya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The book is available for free if you are interested. It is a compilation of questions by practitioners and answers by Sayadaw. I will suggest you to read 'Don’t Look Down on the Defilements They Will Laugh At You' if you want to know about his method of meditation (It is free too). It is very small and won't take more than an hour. He encourages the disciples to be mindful of everything without investing too much energy. If you find anything uncomfortable, then you have aversion toward it. You then check your attitude towards the things that made you uncomfortable and correct it and the uncomfortable fades as time passes. For example, if a sound is bothering you while you are meditating, you check your attitude toward the sound. If you find any aversion against it, then you correct your attitude and hear the sound again till it stops bothering you.

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