Comment author:EvelynM
03 January 2010 11:29:15PM
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I noticed the distinction between wanting and liking as a result of my meditation practice. I began to derive great pleasure from very simple things, like the quality of an intake of breath, or the color combination of trees and sky.
And, I began to notice a significant decrease in compulsive wanting, such as for excess food, and for any amount of alcohol.
I also noticed a significant decrease in my startle reflex.
Similar results have been reported from Davidson's lab at the University of Wisconsin. http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/
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I noticed the distinction between wanting and liking as a result of my meditation practice. I began to derive great pleasure from very simple things, like the quality of an intake of breath, or the color combination of trees and sky.
And, I began to notice a significant decrease in compulsive wanting, such as for excess food, and for any amount of alcohol.
I also noticed a significant decrease in my startle reflex.
Similar results have been reported from Davidson's lab at the University of Wisconsin. http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/
How do you meditate? I've tried to get into meditation before, but never found a variant I was comfortable with.