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Yes, excessive meditation can cause anxiety, dissociation, or emotional discomfort for some.
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As long as you make it a routine, process or method, meditation will lead you nowhere.
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According to a review of over 40 years of research that was published in 2020, the most common adverse effects are anxiety and depression. These are followed by psychotic or delusional symptoms, dissociation or depersonalisation, and fear or terror.
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Yes, meditation can have negative effects for some people, though experts generally believe that meditation has few risks: Anxiety and depression: These are the most common negative effects of meditation. Other psychological effects: These include emotional stress, confusion,...
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Yes, meditation can have negative effects for some people, though experts generally believe that meditation has few risks: 
 
    • Anxiety and depression: These are the most common negative effects of meditation. 
       
    • Other psychological effects: These include emotional stress, confusion, disorientation, and dependence on practice. 
       
  • Psychopathological effects: These include deliriums, hallucinations, and psychosis. 
     
  • Physiological effects: These include pain, sensorial dysfunction, exacerbation of neuromuscular/joint diseases, reduction in appetite, and insomnia. 
     
  • Other effects: These include depersonalization or altered sense of self or the world, distorted emotions or thoughts, and visual and auditory psychosis. 
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In rare cases, excessive and without guidance meditation can trigger anxiety, emotional distress, or dissociation, particularly in individuals with mental health concerns.
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