When you watch and wait mindfully you step out of the cycle of interacting with thoughts, feelings, and actions in order to see things as they really are. Once you step away from your secondary anxious response, you can truly see whether it accurately reflects the situation you’re in right now. Are you really in danger or not, right now? For example, if you have panic disorder and worry that the tight feeling in your chest means that you’re suffocating and dying

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