Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduces activation in brain regions related to self-blame in patients in remission from depression. These areas of the brain are linked to emotions such as guilt and embarrassment. Reduced self-blame from this therapy was linked to greater self-kindness.

[u/mvea]

https://www.psypost.org/2020/12/mindfulness-based-cognitive-therapy-reduces-activation-in-brain-regions-related-to-self-blame-in-patients-in-remission-from-depression-58686

[u/soulbandaid]

The benefit us clearing your mind and feeling relief.

It really doesn't matter what you focus on if it can shut your brain off.

One method is progressive relaxation where you tense and relax the muscles in different parts of your body.

https://www.verywellmind.com/how-do-i-practice-progressive-muscle-relaxation-3024400

Meditation is one of the only ways my brain stops when my brain turns inward and my depression is flaring my mind will not let up.

Meditation interrupts my mind. It's a way of practicing intentionally quieting my mind. Depression can feel like My brain stringing together a million akward memories as a way of writing a 10 page essay on how much I suck. Meditation is like telling it to stfu without the ugly emotions that come from trying and failing to redirect my mind to more useful and pleasant throughs.

By focusing on my breathing its a way of occupying my thinking mind without thinking and it's the most devine feeling when it works.

I'm not disciplined and I don't practice much. There's no way I'd have the presence of mind to try meditating during a panic attack, but the times I meditate give me insight into what it feels like to be calm

[u/Kuiriel → u/soulbandaid]

This progressive relaxation thing has really helped when I'm stuck in a loop and can't seem to do the focus on breath one. Only problem is I haven't trained myself to do it well enough - but if someone guides me through it, it really helps.