This Silly Hack Can Actually Really Help With Anxiety

By Caroline Bologna, Jul 25, 2025

“Words are powerful. I always tell my patients to be careful with the ‘mantras’ you say to yourself each day,” said Dr. Alex Dimitriu, who’s double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California. “My concern is that when you say something enough, you can start to believe it. In that regard, ‘de-clinicalizing,’ or giving anxiety a gentler, even more playful name can certainly take the bite out of it.”

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