AI_ANXIETY_BUFFERING

This report analyzes how conversational interaction with AI reduces human anxiety, examining the underlying psychological mechanisms through the lenses of cognitive science, clinical psychology, and emotion‑regulation theory.

AI-mediated dialogue serves three primary regulatory functions:

1. Reduction of uncertainty
2. Reorganization of cognitive load
3. Structural stabilization of internal emotional responses

AI reduces ambiguity, worry, unpredictability, and excessive rumination, and through repeated interaction, it helps establish a psychological safety baseline for the user.