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"There have always been crises," the state-funded Society for
the German Language (GfdS) said, explaining its choice of "Krisenmodus".
"But it feels like there is so much crisis that this is the new
normal."
The society's long list of issues rattling nerves included wars
abroad, a property crash in Europe and worsening performance in
the nation's education system.
The coalition government is also facing a crisis after its
budget plans were torn up by a constitutional court ruling last
month that banned the use of special funds to finance a raft of
measures from industrial projects to welfare.
Since then, the government has been in talks on whether to make
billions in cuts or suspend the country's "debt brake" in 2024
for the fifth year in a row - which under the constitution can
only be done in emergency situations.
"Feelings such as uncertainty, fear, anger, helplessness and
powerlessness characterize the everyday lives of many people,"
the language society said in a statement.
"Between apathy and alarmism, it is difficult to find an
appropriate way of dealing with the ongoing exceptional
situations."
(Reporting by Rachel More; Editing by Miranda Murray and Frances
Kerry)
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