Wow, thanks for such a thorough review! I'm glad the writing and mechanics resonated so well, I do intend to at least balance the anxiety mechanic so it can be relieved at times, which I hope will help game flow.
And thanks for your bug report- it shouldn't be doing that after Carna, I'll take a look at that and fix it for the next release. Thank you so much for your feedback and taking the time to leave your detailed thoughts, it means a ton!