Why I Don't Use Meditation for Fears & Phobias
TLDR: Don't really have one - just wait until you have time to read the post 😂
I saw a post in a meditation thread the other day from someone stating frustration in their inability to overcome a specific fear / phobia that they've dealt with for years using meditation.
Don't get me wrong, meditation is my sanctuary and has been every single day for the last 7+ years (usually 1-2h per day) — but personally it is not the modality I would go to for clearing fears or phobias.
Not long after I learned meditation, I learned and ended up training in EFT Tapping, and I've seen people clear fears they've held for 3 decades in less than 30 minutes (there are other great modalities too, this is just what I'm most familiar with).
I think that tools like EFT or EMDR excel because they have a clear target and the ability to use the SUDs scale to measure intensity of the emotion in real time.
Meditation is such a beautiful tool for connecting with the infinite field of information that lives just beyond what we perceive to be reality, and piercing through the veil of the conditioned mind. I hope nobody takes this as a "meditation doesn't work" post, would just love to know your thoughts in the comments