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title: "2 Meditation Deep Quotes By Scott Stossel"
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> [“Meditation led to decreased density of the amygdala, a physical change that was correlated with subjects’ self-reported stress levels—as their amygdalae got less dense, the subjects felt less stressed. Other studies have found that Buddhist monks who are especially good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/meditation-led-to-decreased-density-of-the-amygdala-a-physical-change/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

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> [“A study published by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2011 found that subjects who practiced meditation for an average of just twenty-seven minutes a day over a period of eight weeks produced visible changes in brain structure. Meditation led…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/a-study-published-by-researchers-at-massachusetts-general-hospital-in/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

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## More by Scott Stossel

> [“According to recent epidemiological data, the “lifetime incidence” of anxiety disorder is more than 25 percent—which, if true, means that one in four of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/according-to-recent-epidemiological-data-the-lifetime-incidence-of/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [I wanted to put a human face on anxiety disorders. I thought people who suffer from anxiety might recognize themselves and gain some comfort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/i-wanted-to-put-a-human-face-on-anxiety-disorders-i-thought-people/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [Barbra Streisand developed overwhelming performance anxiety at the height of her career; for 27 years she refused to perform for the general public, appearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/barbra-streisand-developed-overwhelming-performance-anxiety-at-the/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [All the textbooks talk about avoidance as a classic hallmark of anxiety disorder. So you need a therapist who is sympathetic and understanding but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/all-the-textbooks-talk-about-avoidance-as-a-classic-hallmark-of/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [During high school, I would purposely lose tennis and squash matches to escape the agony of anxiety that competitive situations would provoke in me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/during-high-school-i-would-purposely-lose-tennis-and-squash-matches/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [“The truth is that anxiety is at once a function of biology and philosophy, body and mind, instinct and reason, personality and culture. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/the-truth-is-that-anxiety-is-at-once-a-function-of-biology-and/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [It's possible that I would have been better suited to being a penguin keeper. Starting out, I thought being a writer would enable me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/it-s-possible-that-i-would-have-been-better-suited-to-being-a-penguin/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [Generally speaking, the anxiety will pass, which is easy for me to say when I'm not in the middle of an anxiety attack. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/generally-speaking-the-anxiety-will-pass-which-is-easy-for-me-to-say/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [I have, since the age of about 2, been a twitchy bundle of phobias, fears, and neuroses. And I have, since the age of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/i-have-since-the-age-of-about-2-been-a-twitchy-bundle-of-phobias/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [When I was 5 and my sister was 3, we went on a family trip, and she ate cheese off the floor at an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/when-i-was-5-and-my-sister-was-3-we-went-on-a-family-trip-and-she-ate/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [People who suffer from anxiety are very good at hiding it. That can often be a contributor to the anxiety because the gap between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/people-who-suffer-from-anxiety-are-very-good-at-hiding-it-that-can/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [“Studies of the DSM-II found that when two psychiatrists consulted the same patient, they gave the same DSM diagnosis only between 32 and 42…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/studies-of-the-dsm-ii-found-that-when-two-psychiatrists-consulted-the/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [An astonishing portion of my life is built around trying to evade vomiting and preparing for the eventuality that I might.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/an-astonishing-portion-of-my-life-is-built-around-trying-to-evade/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [“Hippocrates, the ancient Greek doctor, concluded in the fourth century B.C. that pathological anxiety was a straightforward biological and medical problem. “If you cut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/hippocrates-the-ancient-greek-doctor-concluded-in-the-fourth-century/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

> [I am living on the razor's edge between success and failure, adulation and humiliation - between justifying my existence and revealing my unworthiness to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/i-am-living-on-the-razor-s-edge-between-success-and-failure-adulation/)

[Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/)

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