I feel what you mean and I would like to share a small experience I had.
I was going through a bad time, because the economical crisis here in my own country, a teacher noticed it and told me that in nature and society it is normal for civilization to go through cycles of prosperity and scarcity, it has happened in the past and I will continue to happen, we just need to learn to face it and be as happy as possible in the mean time.
"Hard Times Create Strong Men, Strong Men Create Good Times, Good Times Create Weak Men, Weak Men Create Hard Times"
This has a point. We can’t expect for everything to be smooth sailing, there will always be hard days after that. But that will harness our own ability, potentials and capacities to face them all and still think of positivity in the end. The world may give us constant challenges that will make us stronger, and as long as we never quit, we will always have an edge not to fall despite of those worsening events that took place every year.
Everything wont really be an easy smooth sail ride specially that economical things or matters do become a challenge or getting more worst and its not something new.We could make out
comparison in between years which it would really be that understandable that you should really be able to adapt and be versatile with these conditions.
Competition is high though but doesnt mean that it is the reason on which we do really limit ourselves when it comes to risk handling and opportunities around.
If you do see that it is getting more worst then it would be just right that you should make out some adjustments.