Stop Identifying as “An Anxious Person” — Get Curious Instead
“I’m just an anxious person.”
It’s a phrase I hear from clients all the time.
But here’s the thing: when we identify as something, our mind doesn’t work in opposition to that identity.
If you say, “I am anxious,” your mind will do everything it can to stay consistent with that identity. Identity is one of the hardest things to shift — which is why many people feel stuck in anxiety for years.
The Problem with Identifying as “Anxious”
Identity is powerful.
It’s not just what you experience — it becomes who you believe yourself to be.
When you say “I’m anxious,” you’re sending a message to your subconscious mind:
“This is me. Keep doing this.”
The mind loves consistency, so it keeps producing sensations, thoughts, and emotions that match that identity.
Curiosity Is the Key
Instead of automatically identifying with anxiety, what if you got curious?
Next time your heart races, your chest feels tight, or thoughts start speeding up, pause and ask:
“Hmm, my mind is causing some sensations in my body.”
“Are they useful?”
“Is there an immediate action I need to take right now?”
By asking these questions, you are engaging your conscious mind — the part of you that has logic and reasoning.
Taking Back the Steering Wheel
Most of the time, when people feel anxious, it’s the primitive mind running the show.
The primitive mind is brilliant at keeping you alive — but it doesn’t have access to logic or reasoning.
It just knows:
⚡ “Something feels off. Take action!”
By getting curious, you’re essentially saying:
“Thank you, mind, but I’ll take it from here.”
This allows your conscious mind — the real decision-maker — to come online and assess whether any action is actually needed.
The Mind’s True Job
Your mind creates emotions to get you to act.
But if there’s no action needed right now, the sensations are just unused energy.
When your mind realises this, it stops firing unnecessary alarms.
How Hypnotherapy Supports This Shift
In hypnotherapy and Rapid Resolution Therapy, I help you:
✨ Separate identity from experience (“I’m having anxious thoughts” instead of “I am anxious”)
✨ Teach the mind that the sensations are not dangerous
✨ Bring your conscious mind back into charge so you can respond with clarity instead of reactivity
You Are Not Your Anxiety
You are not “an anxious person.”
You are a person whose mind is doing its best to protect you — and sometimes it gets overactive.
Getting curious puts you back in the driver’s seat and allows your mind to calm down.
Ready to Change the Story?
If you’re ready to stop identifying as “an anxious person” and start living with clarity and freedom, hypnotherapy can help.
I offer online hypnotherapy worldwide, guiding clients through this exact process so they can step out of fear and into calm.
✨ Book a session today and let’s re-train your mind to work with you, not against you.
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