Me preocupa mi salud.

I am worried about my health.

Breakdown of Me preocupa mi salud.

• yo: I
• mi: my
• me: me
• la salud: the health

Questions & Answers about Me preocupa mi salud.

Why is it me preocupa and not something that looks more like “I worry”?

In Spanish, preocupar often works “backwards” compared to English.

• English: I am worried about my health.
• Literal Spanish structure: My health worries me. → Me preocupa mi salud.

So:

• mi salud = the thing causing the worry (the “subject”)
• preocupa = worries (3rd person singular)
• me = to me / me (indirect object)

You are not saying “I worry my health,” but rather “My health worries me.” That’s why it’s me preocupa instead of yo preocupo.

Is me preocupa a reflexive form?

No. It looks a bit like a reflexive, but it isn’t.

• Reflexive would be something like me lavo (I wash myself).
• In me preocupa, me is an indirect object pronoun, meaning “to me.”

So the structure is:

• [Something]
  • preocupa
    • [a alguien]
      
      • Mi salud preocupa a Juan. → My health worries Juan.
      • Mi salud me preocupa. → My health worries me.

When you move the pronoun in front of the verb, you get Me preocupa mi salud.