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Why meditation sometimes increases rather than decreases mental suffering

I started meditating to fix my anxiety but six months in I'm more aware of my thoughts and they're actually more disturbing than I realized.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Awareness illuminates what was always present but hidden, requiring courage to face the contents of consciousness without turning away.

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