Emily’s twin sister spirals after happening a Goenka retreat, and she or he’s not the one one. Madison Marriage hears a number of accounts of terror, hallucinations and psychosis. Was meditation simply the catalyst that unleashed psychological issues? Or did this community of silent meditation retreats really trigger their struggling?
For assist or extra details about antagonistic meditation experiences, check out the Cheetah House web site (https://www.cheetahhouse.org).
We additionally spoke to Miguel Farias and Jonny Say to corroborate claims within the podcast about antagonistic meditation experiences. You can discover out extra about Farias’s work right here (https://miguelfarias.co.uk), and Say’s right here (https://jonnysaytherapy.com).
If you’re in want of pressing psychological well being assist, please contact your native emergency companies or attain out to a psychological well being helpline, such because the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (https://988lifeline.org) within the US or Samaritans (https://www.samaritans.org) within the UK.
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