Why I hate the phrase “My anxiety”.

I hate the phrase “my anxiety”.

Because when we say it like that, it makes it feel like anxiety is part of us.
Something we own.
Something we’re stuck with.
It makes it our identity.

And here’s the truth:
You are not anxiety.
Anxiety is not you.

For too long, anxiety has been framed as a mental health diagnosis. And while therapy, meditation, and medication can help with the racing thoughts, the fear, and the worry - too often, we forget the body behind the feelings.