Social anxiety has been suggested to affect 12.1% of people over the course of their lifetime and ranks as the fourth most common mental health disorder (Dryman & Heimberg, 2018). Social anxiety is often diagnosed with other problems such as major depression and is “…characterized by excessive fear of being negatively evaluated by others and …
Mindfulness is a practice rooted in Eastern traditions, but has rapidly extended to Western culture. Mindfulness is “a process that leads to a mental state characterized by nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment experience, including one’s sensations, thoughts, bodily states, consciousness, and the environment, while encouraging openness, curiosity, and acceptance” (Hofmann & Gomez, 2017, p. …
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Anxiety encompasses feelings of worry about certain events and features many physiological symptoms such as increased heart rate, sweating, and fatigue. Increasing research is showing that many will experience anxiety at some point in their life. In many cases, anxiety is normal. However, it can become a clinical problem when it impacts daily activities and …