Mindfulness Meditation as a Possible Treatment of Anxiety Disorder in post-pandemic Era

The COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to stay home, socially distance, or undergo quarantine, increasing anxiety as a common psychological problem. Many lack knowledge about anxiety's causes and how to manage it. This paper examines multiple factors contributing to anxiety and explains how meditation can biologically alter the brain and bodily systems to reduce anxiety. It offers information about anxiety's origins and suggests meditation as a possible coping strategy.

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Abstract

In recent years, people's lives have changed dramatically due to COVID-19, and in many places people have been forced to stay at home, keep social distance from friends, or be forcibly quarantined in order to comply with outbreak control policies. This has made anxiety a psychological problem that people have to deal with. However, many people have little knowledge of the causes of anxiety or how to deal with it, which makes it difficult to deal with excessive anxiety or anxiety disorders. This paper examines the many factors that contribute to anxiety, and how meditation can biologically alter the brain and various systems in order to reduce anxiety. This paper may provide some information about the causes of anxiety and offers a possible way to deal with it.