Mindfulness can cause panic, depression and anxiety, participants report

Christian Concern 29 January 2016
Mindfulness is increasingly becoming the relaxation method of choice, used not only by individuals but by employers and health services.
Despite claims that the practice, which involves being still and focusing on one’s breathing and thoughts, can help to tackle stress and depression, critics have attested to its negative effects – suggesting that it is not simply a harmless way to unwind.
Dr Peter Jones of truthXchange has spoken about the Buddhist roots of mindfulness, explaining that the process of meditation, which effectively silences the conscience, actually creates a mindset “very opposite to the Christian faith”.
Studies have also shown that mindfulness can cause adverse effects. In 1992, one researcher, David Shapiro of the University of California, Irvine, found that 7% of those who practiced mindfulness experienced serious negative reactions, such as panic and depression.
Several people have described their personal negative experiences of mindfulness, reporting these same feelings of panic, depression and anxiety.
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