Mindfulness meditation as therapy in a case of depression:
"Mrs Andrews said that the course was like training to learn how to pay attention. ?It sums it up for me. Mindfulness means learning how to recognise what?s going on internally and externally. It is about learning to recognise that all these thoughts are barging in on me. But, rather than trying to shove them away or fight them, its about escorting them to one side and getting back to the breathing.
"I've got my medication down as low as it's ever been and I haven't had a major depression since doing the course. It's not that unpleasant feelings and stress don?t come, it's that I'm not engaging in them the way I used to."
via Times Online
In the comments cliff edwards writes, "I suffered from bi-polar disorder with continuous psychiatric treatment and medication including lithium. Seventeen years ago I started meditating and became a Buddhist. Now I take no medication and I haven't had any major problems."
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