Is it me or does everyone have anxiety today?

Yeah people self diagnose these days

Everyone will have some sort of anxiety in their time of life, but what differentiates between feeling a bit of anxiety because you're about to ask your crush out, have to do a speech in public, going to an important meeting, etc. is entirely different from anxiety that literally cripples the person from doing anything.

I have been diagnosed by a psychologist with severe anxiety, and it doesn't help that I also have aspergers. For a normal person going out to the shops seems normal and wont have much trouble, however for me I hardly ever go outside because there is a chance I will have an anxiety attack and breakdown.

It isn't just the anxiety, people who suffer from it basically have a fear of people, they don't feel safe in crowded areas, which is basically everywhere you go (unless you're in your house.) I definitely don't feel safe, the longer I stay out the more I begin to panic which causes anxiety attacks.

A lot of people don't understand this however, a lot of people think anxiety isn't that serious, and say "everyone has anxiety." But again having a minor bit of anxiety over something is normal, if you have anxiety where it makes you stay in your house for months then that is not normal and a serious illness.

I feel like severe anxiety should be represented more, because right now a lot of people don't know how serious it can be, and there is chances of anxiety leading to other illnesses such as depression or agrophobia.

I believe we live in an extremely fast paced world/ fast paced lifestyle.
Life is stressful and on top of that majority of what we eat is crap, full if artificial colours, flavors, preservatives e.c.t...
Sugar in everything we eat!!!
All this would contribute and interfere with the hormones so tbh I'm not surprised in that sense as to why there ate literally millions of people who suffer anxiety problems.
Its real and despite the few that claim they have anxiety without knowing its real seriousness and without experiencing it on a daily basis. There are people with varying degrees of it, some more extreme cases & others more mild. I myself suffer on a daily basis. My anxiety always changes... Usually mini panic attacks. My sis & many friends of mine suffer too and I know its real as I can see it. So yes sadly it's more common than u realise !..:(

I also have some mental issues. Bet that's hard to tell.

Your post is entirely too long. Makes feel anxious so I didn't read it. The Docs put me on a drug called: Trazodone 100mg. Two of those and twenty minutes later it's lights out. Sometimes I wash them down with my favorite German beer. Holy moly! Talk about being dead to the world!

I agree everyone is saying they have anxiety these days without knowing what REALLY having anxiety is like. It's quite annoying but sometimes it's easy to know the ones that are just saying it based on what we see of their life.

There are many wonderful drugs that can help with anxiety, and many can be gotten simply if you know the right people (not doctors)

I have MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED depression and anxiety, I take medicine for it and when I forget my medicine I become a abosolute mess! I think the internet just has too many self diagnosers and people who want to feel "special" but that's just muh opinion on the matter.

Anxiety and depression have become commonplace today thanks to the very stressful lifestyles.