Can meditation change my emotional patterns in the long run?

​Hello Kabir. Yes, meditation can absolutely change your patterns through Neuroplasticity. Currently, your brain has a "well-worn path" of anxiety. Meditation is like hacking a new trail through a forest. ​The Solution: Mindfulness of Emotion. When you feel overwhelmed in a busy place, don't try to stop it. Instead, say to yourself, "This is a feeling of overwhelm. It is a wave. I am the ocean." Over months, this creates a "Buffer Zone" between the stressor and your reaction. You stop being "Kabir the Anxious" and become "Kabir the Observer." ​Insight: Born Feb 2, you are an Aquarius. Aquarians are prone to "over-intellectualizing" emotions. You need to move from "thinking about" anxiety to "feeling" it without judgment.