Table 2.

Case description of the five participants and changes observed.

Case	Description	Changes observed
Mrs. Liu	GAD and PTSD (in remission)	“My level of anxiety is not that intense anymore. My thoughts were very extreme. I will not think of the positive aspect. I would think about the worst scenarios and thought all the bad things would happen to me. But now, I will not think of these things. I will think about that a lot of people are not as lucky as I am, I am very lucky. My thoughts have changed.”
Mrs. Chan	GAD and major depression	“It is good, I feel an improvement. I feel like my thoughts are changing and as a person I am more free and open. I learned new ways of thinking. I try not to have as much negative thoughts. I tell myself 順其自然 (Let nature take its course). Do not think too much. 清靜無為 (Be clear and still and rest in wuwei/nonaction). I use these principles the most. Still, even with little things, I get upset or sad. It is still hard to fully let go.”
Mrs. Huang	GAD	“I am less tardy and tired. I am able to go to work on time, take care of my daughter before school. Before treatment, I would feel exhausted and would not have the energy to do anything. Now I am able to get up and go to work on time, able to relax myself, and sleep better. I am not 100% better but I am 60–70% better. I also used to afraid to ride the subway, scared that I would fall and would need to grab hold of something.”
Ms. Xiao	GAD and major depression	“Not so much, I think it might be me. The therapist would ask me to do things that were supposed to help me, but I just did not do it, I did not “follow up.” So then of course, the result was not good. It might be that the treatment would help others. I wanted to give it a try but at the end, I felt like it did not help me that much. I did not see any changes to my symptoms because the causes of the problem (her finances and living situation) were not resolved.”
Mr. Lin	GAD	“My mood has improved and my attitude toward life as well. I find this program really helpful for me to think through things. The way I think has changed a bit. I used to worry a lot about my physical health. I have (chronic health condition) and often take medication. I always worry about this. But I realized that it is useless to worry so much. There is nothing I can do about it. All I can do is what I can do, I cannot really change that much.”