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does anyone on here meditate? and if anyone does do you notice it being beneficial for your aspergers?

I'm NT but meditation was recommended to me by a counsellor as an anti-stress measure as I was also having trouble sleeping. God knows I tried but I did not find it helpful at all. I'm just not the right person for this, far too impatient , plus the entire time while I was listening to the CDs I was thinking, when is it over? So no, it wasn't for me. I also don't like the idea of so called relaxing baths with candles etc. I'm neither religious nor spiritual, and have read somewhere that if that is the case, meditation may prove difficult.

Hey. I've meditated quite a bit in a few different ways in the past...am currently only doing a visualization technique right now. One of the meditation techniques I can honestly say has stayed with me has to do with 'watching thoughts go by'. It's helped me in 'neutralizing' events that would have, in the past, brought about 'knee-jerk' kinda reactions. It's also helped me see others' predetermined 'default' assignings of certain events equalling certain (emotional) reactions.

Yep.



ADHD, yep.

I'm sure it would help for people with asperger's too.

Try this, it's very good, you just have to press play and follow the instructions.

http://www.buddhanet.net/mp3/huxter/hux ... breath.mp3

Meditation can be thought of as a purely bio/physical/chemical process. I don't mind the spiritual connection, but I know it's offputting to many.

Why don't you like relaxing baths?

Part of developing a meditation practice is developing patience. It's like muscle. The more weight you lift, the more you can lift. But with very weak muscles you shouldn't try to lift too much... go for a ten minute sit, or even five, and then build on that.

I'm not surprised that many people abandon it fairly quickly, you really do need instruction with a teacher who knows what they are on about, and who you can have a personal relationship with. That and/or truckloads of persistence and perseverance.

I'd say it was one of the most challenging things I ever did, learning to meditate.

It helps me. It doesn't have to be a spiritual thing. It can just be about relaxing your body and letting go of stress.

Don't start trying to do the zen "empty mind" thing. Count breaths and pay attention to how deeply you breathe. Move if you need to. Stim if you need to. Use music if you need to. I need to rock and flap or tap my hands. The right way to mediatate is the way that works for you and helps you focus, de-stress and relax.

Hey moog, good to hear from you! You are right I abandoned my meditation attempts after a few tries. It's the patience that's the problem. I don't find baths relaxing as I feel a bit trapped while my poor skin is getting soaked. The only thing in that general area that I do come back to from time to time is yoga. That I really do find relaxing, perhaps because it involves physical activity and you an focus your attention on making the shape and holding the posture. I taught myself yoga from a book and got on quite well. But I can see that I would need a coach for meditation. My mind is a merry-go-round at the best of times, I over think stuff, and that's a difficult starting point for a thought based exercise.

The trouble is that as soon as I feel better, or get busy at work, yoga is one of the first things that drops off my list of activities even though I know it's good for me.

Yoga is cool. Something that helps you be present and aware and undistracted by past or future is meditation, whether it's sitting on a cushion or yoga, a sport or other activity.

I also tend to drop things that are good for me when I'm busy too, it's probably kinda counter productive really. I try to get at least 12 minutes a day in.