Expanding now I've got more time: Obviously, thinking about having a mental health issue is itself likely to make you more anxious. Butat least some (all?) anx

Expanding now I've got more time: Obviously, thinking about having a mental health issue is itself likely to make you more anxious. Butat least some (all?) anxiety disorders are theorised to be runaway feedback loops. For example, social anxiety : worrying about some minor stumble occupies part of your brain and makes it harder to pay the attention necessary for good social interactions, and bad (or just indifferent) interactions make one more anxious, closing the loop. In this situation, paying attention to the anxiety is maladaptive. Hopefully someone more qualified than me will correct this/ let us know how widely applicable it is.