I can't really say too much more, as I've only just begun meditating. But it's easy to get distracted when you meditate and you're always supposed to sort of pull yourself out of the thoughts you get stuck on and return your attention to your breath. So with regular practice, it does teach you how to break away from intrusive or cyclical thoughts and just let them go without getting emotionally involved or trapped. Maybe that would be helpful--certainly for me it's critical. But I'm not trying to push meditation or mindfulness on anyone. I was just trying to clarify something in general for jeremiahgirl.