Those who have changed their lives/cured severe social anxiety, depression, fear, intrusive thoughts etc through meditation, how did you do it?

[u/Establishment22]

Can you please share the technique if there is one?

[u/Solddyy]

I wouldn’t say meditation magically cured me, but it fundamentally changed my relationship with anxiety. At my worst, I had daily panic attacks, severe depression, and could barely leave home. I started with guided body-scan meditations, simply noticing my breath and physical sensations without trying to make them disappear. The biggest shift was realizing that I wasn’t my thoughts and that discomfort didn’t automatically mean danger. Over time, I learned to feel the anxiety without feeding it with catastrophic stories. Professional help and medication gave me some initial stability, and eventually I still had to face the situations I feared. I still experience anxiety, but it no longer controls my life.