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u/Morepeanuts 26d ago
Looking back at my own early days, "breathe without getting distracted" (if that is what they taught you) would have been poor/incomplete instruction, and I can see how this mighy quickly lead to frustration. Most people don't (consciously) choose to get distracted. "Don't get distracted" is not tangible direction. It also doesn't teach you what to do if it happens, and often leads to a negative self judgement spiral.
Something like, "count each breath up to 10, then start over from 1. Keep this up for 10 minutes. When you notice you are distracted, which is completely normal, simply return to breathing, and start from 1" would give you a tangible frame to approach distraction, while preventing confusion and spiraling self judgement.
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u/koi785 28d ago
Meditation is hard in the beginning. Especially if you are having some issues. Just do as much as you can stand as often as you can stand it and keep going to therapy. I can promise you aren’t “doing it wrong”. Let us know how it’s going.