Hi IDM, hate to say it but sometimes aging can create more anxieties for you See more of the world, see more risks............
But do you think depression had/has something to do with it too??? When you see yourself negatively, judge yourself, see all your flaws/what you think is wrong with you, the mistakes you've made/the mistakes you think you could make (and assume others do too!!!), feel less confident, less self esteem.......
But that's not to say that you can't work through it...........just need to see how AWESOME you are like we do!!!

Alison