You are not your anxiety

09 Feb, 2026

Detaching our identity from the thoughts that arise in our heads can make a difference in our mental health.

Here’s one way

Try giving your anxiety a name and separate it from yourself. (“Thanks, for airing your concerns, Priscilla, but I’ll take it from here.”)

When we stop reducing ourselves to our anxiety/fear/sadness, and see our thoughts and emotions like clouds in the sky or graffiti on the walls, we have space to act with compassion and curiosity towards ourselves.