Well, for people with anxious minds, it’s not just how you said it—it’s also what you said, why you said it, and what it could secretly mean. Anxiety twists everyday conversations into confusing emotional puzzles. Words that seem harmless to you might trigger a storm of overthinking in someone else. If you love someone who lives with anxiety (or you live with it yourself), it helps to know which common phrases can unintentionally cause distress. Here are a few phrases to rethink before you say them.
