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Mindfulness. You may not be able to turn off the (insert negative feeling here), but you absolutely can turn off the suffering.
I tried guided meditation daily for two months and didn't really notice a difference. Do you have any recommendations?
EDIT: I should mention this was with the Headspace app, following their mindfulness uh... lessons.
It took about a year to make a difference for me.
I guess they call it mindfulness practice for a reason
A year! I didn't really know what to expect, so two months seemed like more than enough.
... With an app...