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Having lived in the Bay Area for a while in the past I can assure you that moving there will probably make your anxiety much worse.

Being on the edge of a big shaky bathtub surrounded by clueless narcissists made me very uncomfortable. And I am not prone to anxiety.

The cost of living makes being there pretty pointless unless you have an executive level job.

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As someone who might move there, I would appreciate to hear about your experiences. The cost of living in SF already worries me.

Are you looking to live in SF proper, or more generally the Bay Area? Living in SF proper is a bit complex, not only in terms of cost, but in terms of how to find a place at all. But living in the Valley is not all that complex. It's a bit pricey, but not absurdly so if you have a salaried job and are looking to rent an apartment rather than buy a house. You can even find a place remotely in a number of cases, if you rent from a big corporate-owned apartment unit in places like San Jose or Santa Clara. Downside is that it's a vast expanse of suburbia, and a car is nearly mandatory.

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