i feel like my anxiety has changed a lot as i’ve gotten older. for the past year(ish) ive noticed that my anxiety has gone from racing through a number of outcomes for a situation to feeling pressure to make a particular choice because fear of some kind of karmic retribution.
example 1: im driving down a familiar road and come to a point where i can go 2 different ways to get to my destination. anxiety sort of decides which option to go with, and a fear of something bad happening as a result of my choice (often with driving i feel like i might get into an accident if i don’t make the right choice).
example 2: i attempt walk past something i can ignore – something dropped on the ground, trash, etc. i want to try and ignore it, but feel a sudden rush of fear about what the universe might do if i don’t do a particular action.
is it abnormal for anxiety to change as you get older? has this happened to any of you?