Is Sam Harris's "Waking Up" App Dangerous?

Could it lead to anxiety and panic attacks?

T. J. Brearton
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8 min readAug 31, 2022

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I first noticed Sam Harris years ago on YouTube and watched many of his religious debates. I read his books The End of Faith and The Moral Landscape. Though I skipped the book Waking Up, its central idea — that humans have different states of consciousness we ascribe to faith or religions — is one I can easily get…

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T. J. Brearton
ILLUMINATION

I’m passionate about the environment, plant-based cooking, philosophy, and mental health. I write thriller novels for a living. Top writer in Climate Change