Reddit mentions of Mindfulness in Plain English

why be critical towards them, when you can find less stress and more peace:

Mindfulness in Plain English

also r/mindfulness

and https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-English-Bhante-Henepola-Gunarantana/dp/1536610208

aand of course, https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808

Consistent daily meditation settle the nervous system down and gets you into a place of balance.

Mindfulness in Plain English is a good starting point for a meditation method. I recommend getting a physical copy, it's well worth it!

Get this CBT workbook Change Your Thinking by Sarah Edelman

In addition, work to eliminate the following from your life: sugar/candy, weed, booze, caffeine, porn, video games, junk netflix/youtube/tv. These are all a shock to your system and provide no nutrition for your life.

Yeah that's the stuff. Also you could order this book (https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-English-Bhante-Henepola-Gunarantana/dp/1536610208) or just read the PDF (http://misc.equanimity.info/downloads/mindfulness_in_plain_english.pdf)

A couple of good starting books:

Mindfulness in Plain English (you can find it for free online too I think)

Seeking the Heart of Wisdom

And I'd personally recommend reading something like one of those two books instead of just following a few sentences or paragraphs written somewhere by a random redditor. Sure you CAN simplify it down to sit and observe your breath, but you're going to miss a lot of the benefits if that's your complete understanding of the topic. Though /r/meditation is a solid subreddit!

Interesting question...I can only speak to this from the perspective of mindfulness (ie, developing non-judgmental awareness of the contents of your consciousness from moment to moment).

Despite the growing popularization of the types of benefits you refer to (ie, anxiety and stress relief), it's very important to recognize that the original intention of meditation practices was the deconstruction of the self or ego. The idea that there is no "I", "my", or "mine" is fundamental to these ancient teachings, but in the western world we have removed them from that context to try to apply them as solutions to a variety of mental health issues.

I have been practicing mindfulness meditation for a number of years and it originally started for me as a way to handle my depression and social anxiety. It has helped me tremendously to overcome those issues, but I would absolutely not say this has resulted in my becoming a more passive or detached. In fact, I'd say it has made me much more connected to the world around me and has taught me to embrace the aspects of myself that I would have previously considered to be weak, unhelpful, or otherwise undesirable. As a consequence of that, I have become a much happier and more accepting person of both myself and others, and I think that is one of the ultimate goals of mindfulness.

So, please don't take this the wrong way, but you have only been meditating for nine days and do not seem to have a clear understanding of why you are meditating or what it can actually do for you. Don't think of it as a form of treatment for any of your conditions or as a way of eliminating character flaws, negative states, or unpleasant emotions, but rather as a means of learning to embrace who you are and of connecting with the world around you. I would encourage you to continue practicing, but consider doing some reading on the why behind meditation before you become too concerned about how it will affect your personality.

This book is a great starting point for most people: https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-English-Bhante-Henepola-Gunarantana/dp/1536610208.

get started with Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunarantana. if you're truly interested, then other readings relevant to your path will "pop up" in your life. just don't ignore them. but also-- be patient

There are good alternatives that are more "respectable" in the west.
See for example: https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Beginners-Reclaiming-Present-Moment/dp/1622036670

A book that is better but slightly less "accepted" would be https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-English-Bhante-Henepola-Gunarantana/dp/1536610208