Why Mental Anxiety never suppress in Mindfulness?
If you mindfully observe all around you, it is no wonder at all that you can find many people who are facing Mental Anxiety. In fact, this is a very common scenario in this fast moving world. Everyone is moving fast to cope up in the race of survival. Even some people can manage, and a major portion of people are still struggling with Mental Anxiety. Many people try to suppress and temporary might have some relief. But, in long run, such Mental Anxiety is coming back again. The same struggling situation again starts. Mindfulness is one of the widely popular & effective way to reduce Mental Anxiety. But, why Mental Anxiety not suppress in Mindfulness? What are the reasons behind not to suppress Mental Anxiety in Mindfulness? Naturally, all these questions can arise in the Mind. Right?
If you are looking for to know in depth why Mental Anxiety not suppress in Mindfulness, this Article can help you to understand in depth. Of course, if Mental Anxiety is severe and unbearable, it is always needed to have medical consultation.
Suppressing Mental Anxiety means Judgement by the Mindin Mindfulness:
Why your Mind is suppressing Mental Anxiety? The answer might be like that must have out of Mental Anxiety or get immediate relief. Isn’t it?
Yes, those who faces Mental Anxiety, they only understand the impact of such terrible situation. There is no doubt about it. As a result, most of the people always try to suppress Mental Anxiety by diverting focus of the Mind like reading books, watching movies, listening music, getting engage in social media. Even sometimes intentionally think over some other things so that the Mind can move other sides and get busy or engages with some kind of activities. It’s okay to do it to get relief from Mental Anxiety for the time being. But, after sometime, again such Mental anxiety starts to occur. Then, keep continue the same way to get relief. It is like repeating over & over the same job. Thus, also make another troubles in the Mind. Why like this?
When your Mind suppress Mental Anxiety, that means your Mind is doing judgement over the Mental Anxiety. As feeling uncomfortable or painful situation, that means the Mind is expressing it. As judgement made by the Mind, it labels or identifies Mental Anxiety as painful situation or terrible situation or hectic situation or unbearable situation, etc. Then, Mind pushes to divert its focus forcefully to get engage other activities and suppress Mental Anxiety.
As the Mind is judging Mental Anxiety, the Mind is not fearful to face such situation. The more & more judgement starts to done by the Mind and keep continue to try to suppress Mental Anxiety. As a result, the true or real nature of Mental Anxiety not able to understand by the Mind. So, Mind can’t break the wall of fearful state and move around in the circle of Mental Anxiety.
But, in Mindfulness, the Mind has the ability to keep itself in the state of non-judgement or keep itself away from judging whatever arise in the Mind. It may be Mental Anxiety, Emotions, feelings, thoughts, pain, etc. arise in the Mind in the Present Moment. As the Mind is in Mindfulness, it has the ability to face the situation without any judgement, the Mind keep itself aware & observe the Mental Anxiety from arising to disappear without any judgement. As no judgement by the Mind over Mental Anxiety, it never pushes to suppress Mental Anxiety, rather to see the true or real nature of Mental Anxiety so that the Mind can face it. That’s way Mental Anxiety not suppress in Mindfulness.
Suppressing Mental Anxiety is nothing but get buried for time being and let it back again to attack:
Once the Mind suppress Mental Anxiety, they never get destroyed. The Mind can get relief for the time being from Mental Anxiety. In reality, Mental Anxiety just get buried for the time being. They never get fully destroyed. Only goes in the back of the stage. At any moment, such buried or suppressed Mental Anxiety come back again. They only remain as dormant. Not destroyed at all.
As the Mind suppressed Mental Anxiety, the Mind moves to keep focus to other activities and not aware of such suppressed Mental Anxiety. No doubt, temporary, a relief is there. But, when the Mind become dull and not aware at all about the Present Moment, such suppressed Mental Anxiety suddenly arise from nowhere. They become active again from the state of dormant.
As the Mind is not aware of the Present Moment due to absence of Mindfulness, suddenly such Mental Anxiety arise and lead the Mind to face distraction. If the Mind is in Mindfulness, the Mind has the ability to be aware in the Present Moment and has also the ability to observe such Mental Anxiety without judgement. Not judging, the Mind can discover the true or real nature of Mental Anxiety so that it keep continue to face and manage itself to be away from Mental Anxiety. Hence, Mental Anxiety never suppress in Mindfulness.
Suppressing Mental Anxiety can only give relief for time being:
Of course, can get relief for time being in case Mental Anxiety suppressed. But, is it really a sustainable solution? This is the question always come up.
Yes, the Mind can get relief for a short while or time being by suppressing Mental Anxiety. But, such Mental Anxiety not destroyed totally. The Mind pushes such Mental Anxiety by forcing to changes own focus and get engages so that Mental Anxiety went down. It is absolutely temporary to shut down by the Mind by moving its direction like engaging in some kinds of other activities or movement only to be away from such situation.
But, again, Mental Anxiety arise in the Mind as the Mind suppressed them by forcing to get buried. When the Mind is busy and not aware of the Present Moment, such buried or dormant Mental Anxiety again come back. The Mind keep continues to pushes to get away. Again, get suppressed and appear again and again. The Mind keep continues to suppress, but, Mental Anxiety arise again & again.
If the Mind can keep itself aware in the Present Moment and observe Mental Anxiety without any judgement, the MInd can be able to realize or understand the true nature or real nature of Mental Anxiety. Without understanding or realizing the true or real nature of Mental Anxiety, the Mind faces difficulties to tackle Mental Anxiety. As a result, keep continues to suppress. But, after, short while, Mental Anxiety come back again and again. But in Mindfulness, the Mind has the ability to understand the true or real nature without any judgement. As a result, Mental Anxiety never suppress in Mindfulness.
The Mind has the ability to be aware & observe Mental Anxiety without Judgement in Mindfulness:
In Mindfulness, the Mind has the ability to be aware in the Present Moment. As Mental Anxiety arise in the Present Moment, the Mind become aware that Mental Anxiety is arising in the Mind. Being aware of Mental Anxiety, the Mind keeps continue to observe Mental Anxiety from arising to disappear without any judgement. How Mental Anxiety arise, moves, disappear, what is real nature, what impacts it can create, etc., from the moment of arising to the disappearing, the Mind is totally aware & observe without any judgement.
As no judgement made over Mental Anxiety, the true or real nature of Mental Anxiety can uncover. The Mind can understand or realize that Mental Anxiety disappear by moving around once it arises. If no judgement made, Mental Anxiety can not inspire the Mind to get engaged & be reactive to it. They simply arise & disappear after sometime without pushing the Mind to attach or engaged to them.
The true nature or real nature of Mental Anxiety opens up in front of the Mind. The Mind can understand that Mental Anxiety don’t last long unless the Mind get engaged to it. That means, Mental Anxiety has no inherent power unless the Mind judge them. Mental Anxiety only become active once the Mind do judgement over them. If judge the Mental Anxiety, the comeback again & again.
Understanding the true nature or real nature can only be able to uncover once Mental Anxiety faces by the Mind. Otherwise, the Mind can’t be aware to tackle Mental Anxiety. So, rather to be aware & observe without judgement & face them and let them go of Mental Anxiety applies in Mindfulness rather than suppressing Mental Anxiety.
Suppressing Mental Anxiety leads to keep continue suppressing:
Once Mental Anxiety suppressed, it always comes back again and again. Then, again, the Mind steps into, suppresses them. The Mind keep continues to do so. Being continues to suppress, obviously, the Mind faces distraction for such reputation of activities. The Mind gets wild. The Mind gets more engage, Mental Anxiety keep continues to develop more & more by having external power of the Mind. The Mind can’t get escape from the trap of Mental Anxiety and move around in the circle of such Mental Anxiety.
As the Mind is uncultivated or untrained, it can not understand the real nature of Mental Anxiety. Getting more & more engagement by doing continuous judgment such Mental Anxiety and move back & forth by suppressing & pushing them to disappear. The more engagement & judgment over Mental Anxiety, the faces more & more distraction. All These continue to happen due to the non-ability of the Mind as it is not cultivated or trained up to face Mental Anxiety.
But, in Mindfulness, the Mind has the ability to be aware in the Present Moment of its own activities or movement. Being aware, the Mind can apply its ability to observe Mental Anxiety without any judgement, By doing observation without any judgement, the Mind faces Mental Anxiety and let them go as usual naturally in their own ways. Hence, in Mindfulness, Mental Anxiety never suppress rather to face & accept and let them go without any engagement & judgement over them by the Mind.
Conclusion:
Suppressing Mental Anxiety can give short relief or escape. In fact, such suppressed Mental Anxiety never get destroyed completely. They just remain as dormant. Once the Mind is unaware, Mental Anxiety again & again come back. Being in Mindfulness, the Mind has the ability to be aware in the Present Moment and also has the ability to observe Mental Anxiety without any judgement. As Mental Anxiety not judge by the Mind in Mindfulness, the Mind can be able to understand or realize the true nature or real nature of Mental Anxiety that has no inherent power. They only arise and disappear by having a movement from one point to another point. Mental Anxiety only gets active, in case the Mind do judgement over them. Otherwise, Mental Anxiety remains as powerless and can’t inspire or get the Mind to engage with them.
In order to uncover the true nature or real nature of Mental Anxiety, Mind has to be aware, observe them without any judgement and have to face & let them go as usual. That can only be possible when the Mind is in Mindfulness,
That’s why, Mental Anxiety never suppress in Mindfulness.