r/Mindfulness • u/Wesssiiiddddeee • 1d ago
Insight Experiences of People with GAD
i (21M) was diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder, and i have been meditating consistently (missing a day or two on rare occasions). i wanted to ask people with GAD who have been meditating and practising mindfulness about their experiences, insights, and advice.
kindly share!
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u/kaasvingers 1d ago
GAD and mindfulness have been a funny combination!
On one side mindfulness allows me to be present instead of overthink or cope in other unhelpful ways. On the other side mindfulness has at times turned into the avoidant behaviour I was trying to overcome and outgrow.
The overlooking 'aha' erlebnis or lesson in the mindfulness journey has been to give unpleasant or unwanted emotion the time of day it was asking for.