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Crying during noting (lemmy.ca)
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I've been doing Vipassana meditation for over a year now, but I recently decided to experiment with some other forms. I have been trying the noting technique lately and each time I try it, I end up being overwhelmed with energy in the body, tightness in my chest and throat, and I begin sobbing quite hard. I cut my meditation short today because I was weeping too much.

Has anyone else experienced this? Should I stop this practice?

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[–] renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I have basically zero meditation training, so I don't know what I'm doing, but I also experience this. Whenever I really quiet my mind and allow myself to notice thoughts and feelings non-judgmentally, I spend a portion of basically every session in tears.

It usually happens when I start noting raw emotions themselves. Sometimes they have an accompanying thought, but often they don't. I suspect it's because as I go through my day, I rarely have the space to express my emotions, so I just avoid/suppress them without resolving, and they all come roaring up when I allow myself to connect with them again.

Personally, I always feel significantly better after this, so I see no reason to stop, but I find it a little odd that the primary thing I ever get out meditation is a big cry. It's good to know I'm not alone.

Is your crying cathartic like that? Do you feel better afterwords? Perhaps it's not a problem that you are allowing yourself to feel it.