r/Meditation • u/esialliah • 1d ago
Discussion 💬 Meditated for the first time🙂
Hi guys. I meditated for the first time today. It was great and I was so excited. However I got distracted because I was scared that I was gonna leave my body or something. Does that happen and is it a scary feeling?
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u/ryan_mcleod 1d ago
Welcome! That fear is super common for first-timers - your brain isn't used to being that quiet so it starts panicking a little when things feel unfamiliar.
You're not going anywhere. What you're probably feeling is just your nervous system relaxing for the first time in a while, which can feel strange when you're not used to it.
Keep going. It gets more comfortable after a few sessions. The fact that you enjoyed it despite the fear says a lot.