More recently, “third wave therapies”17 address emotional regulation and emotional confrontation and are partially or entirely mindfulness-based. Mindfulness has been defined as “the quality of awareness that includes the ability to pay attention in a particular way: intentionally, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally”18. Mindfulness can lead to higher levels of acceptance of one's experiences19,20. In contrast to habitually responding with avoidance strategies, adopting an accepting attitude towards distressing thoughts and feelings (e.g. anxiety) is expected to change the relationship with mental ones.