
188. Guided Mindfulness Meditation for Anxiety and Overthinking
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A guided meditation to help with overthinking, anxiety, and a mind that just won’t slow down.
Some days your head feels on overdrive. You sit down to relax and the thoughts keep racing anyway. This meditation doesn’t ask you to stop the thoughts. You’ll rest your attention on your breath, lose it, get pulled into a thought, and come back. That’s it. That’s the skill of mindfulness, and it gets stronger every time you practice.
No experience is needed to start. Feel free to sit on the floor, sit in a chair, or even lie down. Headphones can help, but they aren’t required. You can’t do this exercise wrong. Having your mind wander off and coming back isn’t the practice failing, it’s actually the practice working.
I’m Kristina Orlova, a licensed marriage and family therapist. I treated anxiety and OCD, and I live with OCD myself, so I understand what a loud brain feels like. This meditation is general and may work for anyone, whether you deal with anxiety or just want to reset your day.
One honest note. This is for general wellbeing, not a substitute for therapy. If breath focus ever makes you more anxious, that's a real thing that happens to some people. Open your eyes, listen to the sounds around you instead, or take a break.
DISCLAIMER: This guided meditation is provided for educational, informational, and relaxation purposes only. It is not medical advice, psychotherapy, or mental health treatment, it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any physical or psychological condition, and it is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. Although Kristina Orlova is a licensed marriage and family therapist, watching or listening to this content does not create a therapist-client relationship with Kristina Orlova or KOR Results Family Therapy Inc. No specific result, benefit, or improvement is promised or guaranteed, and results vary from person to person. If you have a pre-existing medical or mental health condition, including epilepsy, a seizure disorder, severe depression, psychosis, PTSD, or any other psychiatric condition, consult your physician or a qualified mental health provider before practicing meditation or using relaxation content. Never listen while driving, operating machinery, or doing anything that requires your full attention. If you feel worse at any point, stop listening. By using this content, you acknowledge that you do so voluntarily and at your own risk, and you agree that KOR Results Family Therapy Inc., Kristina Orlova, and anyone involved in creating or distributing this content are not liable for any claim, injury, loss, or damage arising from or connected to its use. If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 in the US or contact your local emergency number.
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