My mindfulness app's body scan left me hyper-aware of every itch, now I'm debating scripted vs. freestyle.

Over-guiding can ruin the spontaneity of meditation, agree or disagree? lol

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Totally agree. I tried a body scan once and ended up mentally mapping every freckle. Now I stick to freestyle just to avoid turning mindfulness into a weird inventory session, how about you?

caleb_fisher445h ago

Wait you actually mentally mapped every freckle? I mean that's next level, I'd be completely thrown off. That kinda proves the point for me about over-guiding, it can send your brain on these weirdly specific tangents you'd never fixate on normally. Idk maybe it's just me but when a script gets that granular it feels less like meditation and more like obeying commands. I stick with a loose freestyle focus on breathing now because at least then if I zone out on an itch it's my own fault.

xenab981h ago

Hmm, calling it "obeying commands" misses how that granular detail can actually ground someone. For me, a script that specific provides structure that keeps my anxiety from hijacking the session. Freestyle breathing just lets my brain bounce everywhere without a tether.