The new year is supposed to feel hopeful, right? Fresh start, clean slate, "new year, new you." But if you're dealing with anxiety, January can feel less like a beginning and more like a spotlight on everything you haven't accomplished, every resolution you've already broken, and every way you feel like you're falling behind. If anxiety feels heavier right now than it did in December, you're not alone—and you're not imagining it. Here's why the new year can actually intensify