Cost of living, uncertainty, and mental health — you're not imagining it, and you're not alone

Something has shifted in the therapy room lately. More people are coming in carrying something harder to name than stress or anxiety — the weight of money, housing, an uncertain future, climate, AI, jobs that might look different in ten years. If you've been feeling the low-grade dread, the sleeplessness, the shorter fuse — you're not imagining it. And you're not alone.