Parent:: [[Nivarana|Nīvaraṇa]] Related:: [[Anxiety|Paritassanā]] # Uddhacca-Kukkucca (Restlessness & Remorse/Worry/Guilt) > [!info] Summary > - Uddhacca-kukkucca can be removed by practicing [[Jhana|Jhāna]] and [[Samatha]]. > [!tldr] Detailed Definition > ![[{Vilas Blog} Nivarana#Uddhacca and Kukkucca – Restless and Worry Anxiety]] ## Top Trigger ![[AN1.11–20 Nīvaraṇappahānavagga#^uddhacca-kukkucca-top-trigger]] ## 2 Friends — Restless & Doubt > [!tip] 2 Friends — [[Uddhacca-kukkucca|Restlessness]] and [[Vicikiccha|Doubt]] > - Restless and Doubt are friends — **when one comes, the other follows** > - And when both of them is there, they bring in [[Uddhacca-kukkucca|Remorse]] > - Then it brings [[Thina-middha|Sloth & Torpor]] and [[Kamacchanda|Sensual Interest]] — it's not working for me today, let me take a break and just enjoy some drink and food for now.. > - Eventually, you'll have [[Byapada]] — you get frustrated since things don't work. And more doubts follows "Maybe this path is not for me", and one quits.. ^friends-restless-doubt ## How can it be removed? ![[{Vilas Blog} Nivarana#uddhacca·kukkucca-nīvaraṇaṃ]] > [!info] Practicing [[Metta]] can also help with kukkucca, in terms of forgiving oneself.