How do you feel after meditation?

I only did it once and I was too afraid to ever try it again, because I felt like I lost my mind. I didn’t feel real. I looked it up and what I experienced is called depersonalized and it’s a very scary feeling. Idk if this is normal and I was supposed to feel this way.

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come2gether · 51-55, M

The current definition of meditation is very different from the original.

The current def is to empty your mind of everything, which is why you felt like you lost your mind. Glad you didn't like that, that could lead to insanity. Seriously.

The original and true definition of meditation is to contemplate deeply some thought that could, and should, change your life. Turn it over in your mind, consider all the angles you can. You won't lose your mind doing that.