Is it okay this kind of meditation?

[brugluiz]

Before facing psychosis (it was in 2013 yet), I used to meditate in a different manner: I used my imagination to exclude every person around me, so I wouldn't feel judged and I would find peace. I was even able to taste beer with a lot of awareness. I would feel each note of a craft beer. When eating sushi, for example, I would feel every texture of it. I had much more focus to do many stuff. But I had a problem: I wouldn't answer anyone around me, because I was applying the technique just not while meditating, but also in the everyday life.

Now I understand that I shouldn't do it with people in the everyday life, but the technique is interesting if use it just when I meditate and when I have to focus on an activity. But I'm also worried if it can cause me psychosis again. The peace I achieved with this technique was huge and I miss it.

I'm just actually excluding people in my mind, not in reality. Maybe it's kind like a focus meditation.

What do you think about it? Is this technique harmful?

[Forestluv]

56 minutes ago, brugluiz said:

Before facing psychosis (it was in 2013 yet), I used to meditate in a different manner: I used my imagination to exclude every person around me, so I wouldn't feel judged and I would find peace. I was even able to taste beer with a lot of awareness. I would feel each note of a craft beer. When eating sushi, for example, I would feel every texture of it. I had much more focus to do many stuff. But I had a problem: I wouldn't answer anyone around me, because I was applying the technique just not while meditating, but also in the everyday life.

Now I understand that I shouldn't do it with people in the everyday life, but the technique is interesting if use it just when I meditate and when I have to focus on an activity. But I'm also worried if it can cause me psychosis again. The peace I achieved with this technique was huge and I miss it.

I'm just actually excluding people in my mind, not in reality. Maybe it's kind like a focus meditation.

What do you think about it? Is this technique harmful?

I've done this type of mediation during silent Buddhist retreats. I think it's great in some environments and not practical in some environments.