Mindfulness can help us manage anxiety much more effectively. Most people find that the magnitude of symptoms, how big of an impact the symptoms have on your life, and how uncomfortable the symptoms are is greatly minimized with learning mindfulness. However, it is a bit of a trap to think it will eliminate anxiety. Many anxious people feel very uncomfortable when they’re anxious and want to get rid of their anxiety. But anxiety is fear, and fear is an essential human emotion. We’re supposed to feel fear, and we need to feel some fear. Trying to get rid of a necessary component of yourself is impossible and will also cause a great deal of stress and, ironically, anxiety. In therapy, you will work to accept that you’re going to feel some fear occasionally and to understand that it’s okay and normal. And then you can learn better to manage your symptoms and respond to that fear when you feel it so that it is much less intense and you’re not making it worse.