Thoughts about meditation apps?

[jadeluna]

Hi! I'm currently working on having a daily meditation practice, but my OCD (diagnosed by a psychiatrist), in conjunction with monkey brain, makes it really hard.

I know monkey brain is part of meditation, but I hyperfixate on it... and I spiral. So I started using a meditation app to help me focus, but I don't know if it'd be helpful when trying to reach alpha to work on rituals and stuff. Any thoughts on that?

It's my first thread ever, so hopefully I'm in the correct place

 

[solxyz]

Training wheels can be helpful for getting started, but it is easy to lean on them too much and thus inhibit your progress.

 

[jadeluna]

Training wheels can be helpful for getting started, but it is easy to lean on them too much and thus inhibit your progress.

Make sense. That's exactly what worries me. I feel like listening to someone else helps me focus, but hinders me from connecting to myself. Thank you!