My 2022 self was wrong about meditation, monitors, and sleep
Meditating every day before bed is the best lifestyle change I&#x27;ve made in the last year. I think it&#x27;s as important as brushing my teeth twice a day.<p>A few years back, I was almost killed in a shootout between two rival gangs while in my house. A bystander walking by wasn&#x27;t as lucky and he was shot to death in front of his wife. Major US city, not in a bad part of the city either, just bad luck, bad timing.  It took a while for the PTSD to hit but eventually my therapist and I realized that a lot of my anxiety symptoms were stemming from a constant feeling of danger &#x2F; feeling that I wasn&#x27;t safe.<p>I started meditating every day about 3 months ago and the difference has been night and day. My friend started the journey with me and he&#x27;s had similar results. I feel so much better every day, and I would estimate that my anxiety symptoms are down about 80%. Therapy is helpful too, and I would encourage anyone who feels like anxiety affects their life at all to do both CBT and meditation.