“If I take Xanax, I’m no longer anxious.”
If you believe that statement, you have no idea what anxiety is. Depression doesn’t mean you are sad. Anxiety doesn’t mean you are nervous. They are very complex and can be down right scary.
Maybe the “trend” of more students needing accommodations is like more kids having Autism. It is not the amount of people with various disabilities that is increasing, it is the amount of diagnosis.