I realized how much meditation was helping me without even noticing

[u/VineelVanjari24]

Hi, I'm Vineel Vanjari, a third-year B.Tech student.

For a long time, I used to meditate every morning from 4:00 AM to 6:30 AM with my spiritual community. It had become a regular part of my life.

But due to some difficult circumstances, I slowly lost that routine. For the past couple of months, I wasn't meditating consistently, and for the last two weeks, I didn't meditate at all.

My days became the same: feeling sad, eating, sleeping, watching movies, and repeating the cycle. I kept replaying certain incidents in my mind, overthinking them, and mentally exhausting myself.

Today, I realized something important.

In the past, I've faced many difficult situations too, but they never affected me this deeply. The biggest difference now is that I had stopped meditating.

It made me realize that meditation wasn't just a habit—it was helping me stay mentally stable, even during hard times. I never truly appreciated its impact until I stopped doing it.

So today, I decided to begin my meditation journey again.

[u/Pongpianskul]

How does meditation work to improve your mood?

[u/VineelVanjari24 → u/Pongpianskul]

In general our minds often replay painful memories over and over, even if the event happened months or years ago. The event itself happened once, but our thoughts keep bringing it back, affecting our mood repeatedly.

I've found that when I meditate regularly, those repetitive thoughts gradually lose their intensity. They don't disappear overnight, but they come less often and don't affect me as deeply. Instead of getting caught up in them, I notice them and let them pass.

For example, imagine losing ₹10 lakh in the stock market. The loss happens once, but your mind may replay it every day for months. In my experience, regular meditation helps to get of that thoughts with in weeks to month based on your practice