I used to not even recognize anxiety for what it was, so I am not sure if it has gotten worse or I am just more aware now. I know that the changes my life has gone through have been a part of, at least, recognizing it, being more affected by it in blatantly obvious bad ways and seeing how it's a problem. It's not like how it was in school, because the stuff I went through in school are things it seems like a lot of people go through and it's harder to tell that it's not normal or that it's more than introversion or whatever. The stuff I've gone through with my career is different and has been more harmful to me.

If I can say it has gotten better, the only reason for that is I started taking steps to lessen the anxiety and found supplements that really help me. I don't think it'll get better without trying to make it get better. My mother appears to be a lifelong anxiety sufferer, she has never really done anything about it and she definitely seems to have gotten worse over time. But, kind of like I was saying before, there are times of your life when you're having certain experiences that cause you to experience anxiety more than others and/or make you more aware of it because of how bad it is/how it affects your life, and I'd say that's been true for both me and for her. It's like what Fharraige said--right now, no stressful job and more structure for him/her helps with anxiety at this moment in time.