This is exactly what I'm going through in my life. A couple of family members have anxiety, which causes us to avoid getting out of our comfort zones and pushing ourselves. And I'm finding that over time my own anxiety increases too. I think a big part of that is because I'm losing my own experience at seeing myself be resilient and handle situations.

And I worry a lot about how this generation raises its kids. We're told that you always need to support your kids so that nothing tears their self esteem down. But I think in the process we've lost giving them the chance to build their esteem up. They don't get many experiences they can look on where they say, "Yeah, I really rose to the occasion and did this difficult thing."