Snail Enthusiast on Nostr: The second part isn't entirely a joke btw, people have had some very bad mental ...
The second part isn't entirely a joke btw, people have had some very bad mental breakdowns when doing extended meditation, though the worst seems to come via Theravadan methods. Of course, many of these people were already mentally fragile, and I'm sure the girl in this article going off her meds didn't help matters at all, but the dangers of engaging in these practices without preparation are real
https://harpers.org/archive/2021/04/lost-in-thought-psychological-risks-of-meditation/ 
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