Fidget spinners and weighted blankets have “helped give rise to the growing anxiety economy, composed of adult coloring books, aromatherapy vapes, essential oils, and other products designed to calm us down. And though these items often have little, if any, scientific data supporting whether they really ‘work,’ their explosive popularity sends a clear message: Americans are anxious as hell, and we’re trying to buy our way out of the problem.” In Vox, Rebecca Jennings takes a look at the rise of anxiety consumerism. The first question is whether these products really work. The second question is whether they continue working after you get your credit card bill.