My brother and I both struggle with anxiety and started meditation together after reading about its effects on the amygdala, but we're finding that comparing our different neural responses to practice is making us judge our progress against each other rather than supporting our individual healing journeys.
More people experience this than they realize.
Family members are discovering that shared interest in meditation's brain effects can become a vehicle for unhelpful comparison rather than mutual support.
“Where Are You with The neuroscience of meditation?”
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