College/Uni makes me anxious
Does anyone get that sick feeling in the stomach when holidays are almost finished and you know you soon have to head back to college/uni. I used to be an on-campus student for a year, but my social anxiety was just too much. So now I do distance education (online), but I still get very anxious, even when I'm just logging in to the website and I don't know why. :(
I'm going to start community/online college this fall and I'm kind of scared that I won't be able to keep up with the homework.
a lot of things in an environment filled with mpstly people in youre age group can make you anxious. say age group because i have noticed there is more pressure to compair youre life and achievements to others when they are relatively youre own age ,and that , for people already suffering from anxiety, can bring chaos if they dont feel in a safe space. I am not sure about all theother steps, but the first one,find that safety for yourself so you can function better
@Judith1005 I can totally relate with you since I have to deal with social anxiety on a daily basis. College is tough, I understand and often, we find it difficult even to survive a day at college or in your case, survive a day of studying. For me, in order to alleviate my social anxiety, I try to talk it out with my friends and practice mindfulness. I think doing those things are pretty effective to me so I guess you can try them to see whether they'll work for you :)
You're strong human being, friend and you are not your anxiety <3
