ADHD is a kind of “loss of control over your attention”.
Meditation is “getting control over your attention”.
So you see the connection there.
Tried to, but it instead it makes me super aware of every bodypart, and suddenly everything is uncomfortable. That was the usual sit cross legged, recite a mantra kind of meditation.
Now I just do breathing exercises instead, count 1 to 10, then back down, focusing on my breathing. I usually have to do that when I’m very tired but still can’t manage to fall asleep due to my wandering mind. It helps settle myself down. I still manage to get distracted though, counting in different languages and catching myself doing it, then wondering if trying to correct it is better than just letting it be.
Lol I’ve left this video in two other comments already, and I’m going to stop now, but I really hope it helps cause it helped me a lot when I was trying to meditate.
Maybe try not counting and just clearing your mind? Acknowledge any thoughts you do have and try again/move past it until it gets easier.
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Huh, interesting. I’ll look into it. Might help nail down how I do it cus it helps, but not much.
I tried it a little while ago based on the information in this short video (highly recommend) and I feel it really did help train my focus, but I didn’t keep it up for very long. I just feel silly trying it for some reason, probably a stupid ego thing. But hey, maybe I’ll try again now that you bring it up.
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I tried, I never managed to do it. With guided meditation, I get angry at the person speaking. ”Holy shit shut up” kind of deal. With anything I have to do by myself, I get extremely self conscious and uncomfortable.
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This video really helped put the benefits in perspective for me, which helped me find a goal in doing it at all other than “eh, it would be a nice thing to do someday”.
As for being self conscious, it’s like going to the gym for the first time. At first you’ll feel self conscious cause you don’t know how to use any of the equipment, but that feeling will go away if you stick it out long enough to get the hang of it. It’s an obstacle between you and your goals that can be cleared with enough patience and perseverance.
I meditate to techno and often while busy with a dumb hand task. Meditation isn’t the same for everyone and the occasional Ohm or dead silence might not be enough for you.
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I don’t think we’re talking about different things. I achieve a peaceful state of serenity when emerged in a chaos that distracts the majority of my chaotic energy - then I can focus and indulge in a peaceful calm.
We’re going to the same place but taking different roads - neither is better, but some roads are easier for different people to walk.
There is no single right way to meditate.
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Yes. Personally I can’t stand guided meditation - it never moves at the right speed. Za-zen, Vipassana, Hwa Tou, mantras, fire gazing, Silent Illumination, and others can be helpful.
The key is to remember that meditation is practice - there’s no end state where you’ve “gotten it right.”
Getting distracted is not failure. Noticing that you’ve become distracted and bringing attention back to your focus is success.
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Adhd is not ‘loss of control over attention’. It’s an executive function disorder.
Meditation isn’t ‘getting control over attention’ it’s paying attention to your inner self in order to create a distance between you and your thoughts. It’s more about the realisation that you aren’t your thoughts, feelings, emotions, but that the real you is having them.
You don’t need to be meditating to control your attention.
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Does progressive muscle relaxation count as meditation?
If so: yes, but not as a constant part of my daily routine, more like something i start using again during stressful times or if i find myself rummaging through negative thoughts a lot.
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All the time. It’s second nature and I can do it anywhere. Once freaked someone out when I was driving a car and I told them to be quiet because I was meditating. They thought I was going to go into a trance and crash the car. I was just clearing my mind so I wouldn’t crash the car.
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- Meditation is a good idea for anybody and takes many forms.
- Your post comes off with a “why don’t you just…” vibe to me. I don’t like the tone honestly. You don’t think a community of people with ADHD have heard of meditation? Do you go into depression related communities and ask if they’ve just tried being happier?
I get the idea of trying to help but it isn’t very productive IMHO.
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It’s not really meditating, but I think the effect is somewhat similar. I love cycling, it allows me to clear up my mind of anything else. It’s like I forget anything that happened before, or will happen after and my mind is only on what my body and bike are doing, and what’s on the trail. Sorta hyperfocus but without the strain on your mind