Social Anxiety Resource

What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness is a mental faculty for arousing non-judgmental and present-moment-focused awareness of mind. Internal attention directed at non-judgmental observation of inner and outer movements of oneself leads to mindfulness.

What is Anxiety and how does it turn into a mental disorder?

Anxiety in itself is not a problem. On the other hand, it is a defense system of brain that perceives the threat and prepares the body to fight-flee-or-freeze according to the situation. This natural mechanism backfires when the person perceives imaginary threat in non-emergency events. The brain responds to them by stimulating adrenal gland reflected by several symptoms as if it is a real threat. Hormones released by adrenal don’t find any outlet in absence of physical or mental activities. Thus, hormones turn into toxics and produces symptoms of anxiety and fear in absence of any solid emergency. Gradually anxiety starts interfering with the subject’s ability to perform normal day-to-day activities, and it turns into an anxiety disorder.

How to stop panic attacks and anxiety by practicing mindfulness?

Cultivating mindfulness results in healing of emotional blockages, psychological fear and conditioned responses by the act of bringing these mental stuffs into the light of conscious awareness. When cognitive and behavioral perceptions are seen with uninterrupted attention, now-centered awareness and a sense of compassion towards oneself; a healing process starts talking place that gives you power to transform you unconscious perception and behaviors into conscious and wise responses.

When one becomes aware of the experience of anxiety without being identified with the thoughts that arouses it – and not labeling the experience as good or bad – you obtain the power to turn reactivity into equanimity and aversion into self-regulation.

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Meditation and mindfulness

Meditation is a widely used tool for developing mindfulness since many centuries. There are various meditation techniques such as Buddhist meditation, Zen meditation, chakra meditation and yoga meditation for beginners to choose from. Though these techniques differ in practice, ultimately they all lead to make you  more aware of your mental, physiological and emotional sensations.

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