Steam rises from a floral teacup on a saucer, with circular ripples in the tea against a lavender background.

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Mignon McLaughlin

If I knew what I was so anxious about, I wouldn’t be so anxious.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Anxiety here has no clear target, and that's the whole problem. Knowing the cause might dissolve the feeling, but not knowing keeps it circling endlessly. It's a wry admission that some worry seems to exist only to keep worrying.

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