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I'd stopped trying, so it didn't even occur to be until now to try it on stims. Finally, peace ๐Ÿง˜

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[โ€“] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh, interesting! I'm unmedicated and I have severe aphantasia too, visualizing anything more than a shadowy figure/outline that barely moves is a completely hopeless task.

I try to imagine physical sensations (e.g., a light breeze, ocean waves, etc.) instead, but the effectiveness of the actual meditation isn't great. I've actually had a lot of success with relaxation by way of hypnosis videos on YouTube, though.

[โ€“] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Another possibility is doing a 'body scan'. It grounds u and u dont need to visualise anything,

[โ€“] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Which is a big part of mindful meditation, paying attention to what is going on right now so imagining things isn't even necessary!