Questions & Answers about En esta época me siento menos ansioso.
Why is it me siento and not estoy here? What’s the difference between sentirse and estar?
Both sentirse and estar can be translated as “to feel / to be” with emotions, but they’re used a bit differently:
- sentirse + adjective focuses more on the internal, subjective experience:
- Me siento menos ansioso. = I feel less anxious.
- estar + adjective states more simply how you are (your state), often a bit more neutral:
- Estoy menos ansioso. = I am less anxious.
In this sentence, Me siento menos ansioso is completely natural and maybe slightly more focused on how you feel from the inside.
You could also say Estoy menos ansioso; it would still be correct and very common.
Why is it me siento and not just siento?