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Intense meditation and self-introspection will dredge up long suppressed trauma you may not even be aware of. It may be beyond your ability to cope with its sudden release. Western appropriation of Eastern tradition can be fraught with peril.

"Yet, somewhere six or seven years into my practice, whatever progress I was making petered out. I was experiencing a growing sense of bodily agitation and began self-medicating with drugs and alcohol. Looking back, it was also during this time period that I had my first dissociative experiences, in which elements of my sense of self became separated in a way that impaired my ability to function."

Also, recreational drugs may introduce negative experiences in your meditation journey.