Why "mindfulness" might be making anxiety worse

Just saw another study showing that for some people, mindfulness meditation actually increases anxiety and rumination rather than reducing it. The research is pretty clear that it's not the universal cure-all we've been told, but somehow that never makes it into the wellness headlines.

This tracks with what I see in teens who've been doing mindfulness since elementary school - they become hyper-focused on their internal states and start treating every anxious thought as something that needs to be "observed" rather than just ignored. Sometimes the healthiest thing is to NOT pay attention to your feelings and just get on with your day.