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**fluistulkn** · 12-12-2011, 09:23 AM

Every time I start to meditate, I start having severe panic attacks, and can't get any further. I've tried all sorts of different meditations, guided, unguided, with and without different music. I've tried all different positions. Regardless of how I do it, if I start to getting really deep, I immediately get this sense of foreboding, like something terrible is coming, and it ends in a severe panic attack where I have to lay flat and do breathing exercises until it passes. I can't seem to actually mediate, or it ends up that way.

Hi Aadvark,

I agree with Aloka-D when she/he said that if you get panic attack, you probably should not start with meditation.

I would like to further suggest that you can start by doing charitable works, be kind to others, ...etc, in addition to read Buddhist Texts.

Maybe the good karma that you get from helping others can come back and help you with your meditation.

12-12-2011, 09:23 AM	#12
fluistulkn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 503 Senior Member	Every time I start to meditate, I start having severe panic attacks, and can't get any further. I've tried all sorts of different meditations, guided, unguided, with and without different music. I've tried all different positions. Regardless of how I do it, if I start to getting really deep, I immediately get this sense of foreboding, like something terrible is coming, and it ends in a severe panic attack where I have to lay flat and do breathing exercises until it passes. I can't seem to actually mediate, or it ends up that way. Hi Aadvark, I agree with Aloka-D when she/he said that if you get panic attack, you probably should not start with meditation. I would like to further suggest that you can start by doing charitable works, be kind to others, ...etc, in addition to read Buddhist Texts. Maybe the good karma that you get from helping others can come back and help you with your meditation.
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