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When focus practices become forms of self-aggression

I started taking cold showers to improve my focus and discipline but now I cannot concentrate unless I do something uncomfortable first and I feel like I am addicted to self-punishment.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The pursuit of mental discipline can unconsciously recreate patterns of self-violence that fragment rather than integrate awareness.

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