I think it's likely that what is happening is the process of mindfulness (noticing your anxiety without judgement, and allowing it to exist and gently float awa

I think it's likely that what is happening is the process of mindfulness (noticing your anxiety without judgement, and allowing it to exist and gently float away) is no match for that daily onslaught of culture, largely propagated via social media, that what we must do is focus and obsess on what makes us anxious. And if you don't focus on what makes you anxious, you are a fool at best and an enemy combatant at worst.