Dealing with anxiety

I have recently had anxiety due to health issues. i did some qigong in the mornings which seemed to help somewhat, that is, I was able to cross streets without panicking. That's probably a different kind of anxiousness than you are having, but I have had some of that, too. I had more of it when I was younger. Sometimes people said I don't look anxious, even when I was really nervous. Exposure did help greatly, but it took time. 

I read about mindfulness in the Mindfulness for Health book by Burch & Penman. I knew of it before but not how it applies to pain and anxiety. It seems quite a simple technique, a noticing game. You don't really need those guided meditations if you find them annoying.  I think the goal is to dissociate from thoughts and feelings, let them come and go. This won't dissolve the anxiety but might reduce the 'secondary pain', aka suffering, or the mind's reaction to pain/anxiety. Or so I was reading. I think it's something worth practicing.

All the best. Thought I'd write something since I have been thinking about this.   

Thank you, I shall look up that book by Burch & Penman. I think I'm similar that I know about mindfulness almost through the kids as their teacher did a lot of it, but I hadn't actively tried to understand it so probably not applying it the right way. It seemed more of a game the kids were playing rather than something I could apply to help me. I shall try to learn more about it.

Thank you, your message was appreciated!

Thank you, I shall look up that book by Burch & Penman. I think I'm similar that I know about mindfulness almost through the kids as their teacher did a lot of it, but I hadn't actively tried to understand it so probably not applying it the right way. It seemed more of a game the kids were playing rather than something I could apply to help me. I shall try to learn more about it.

Thank you, your message was appreciated!