Mindlessness can play a causal role in the development of psychological disorders like GAD and panic disorder.

Evidence

A Psychologist’s No Nonsense Introduction To Mindfulness (Medium)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Mindlessness leads to panic and detrimental behavior. — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 40; Mindlessness leads to locking all agency we can have over our thoughts and eventually physical health. — Dr. Ellen Langer on The Rich Roll Podcast (#813); Everyday attention lapses and memory failures have affective consequences of mindlessness. — Everyday attention lapses and memory failures (+3 more)

Related

• Mindlessness leads to habitual or auto-pilot consumption behaviors where individuals fail to focus on the present moment. (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Feelings reduce complexity but are inflexible and collapse into anxiety when challenged #expands (0.75)
• Extreme near-total silence can trigger panic, disorientation, and physical illness #exemplifies (0.60) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 474