Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Hey all. I'm very new to this site and I'm also new to experiencing anxiety. I've never really had any symptoms of anxiety until about 6 months ago. I had my first panic attack (while driving) and it was incredibly horrible. I realized that the panic attack started because I had been worrying to excess about finances. I was in graduate school at the time and started worrying about money. Since that point, my anxiety decreased some until about a few weeks ago. I graduated from my graduate program and moved back for the summer with my parents in the town I grew up in. I'm very comfortable there and have never lived anywhere far away from it. The issue here is regarding where I am moving. My best friend and I started discussing moving to a big city about 4/5 hours from our hometown around 2 years ago. Since that point, we became more and more serious about it. Now it's officially happening.
My roommate has been working in the medical field for about 1 1/2 years while I was finishing my masters degree. She got an interview and a job offer (which she accepted) from a great hospital and got her dream job. Meanwhile, there's me. I work in a field where I need a professional license to basically get any job. Due to state regulations, I couldn't even take my exam to get my license until this week. So this means I'm way behind in getting a job. I've been applying to many, many jobs but haven't heard back from anyone. So I have this incredible amount of anxiety about getting my first big job in a city I've never lived in. My anxiety really started when we finally chose a moving date, which is in about 6 weeks. My roommate is excited, a little nervous, but mainly excited. Unfortanetly, I'm just not there. I'm not excited at all. The only thing I feel is anxious. I literally think about affording living in the city almost every minute. It's the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing I think about before I fall asleep. The other day I could barely eat because I was so anxious. Now, my heartrate accelerates everytime I get a text from my roommate about a potential apartment.
I try deep breathing when I get super anxious. I haven't had another panic attack, but have felt some similar symptoms. I want to move. I feel like it's something I need to do and I keep telling myself that I can just try it for a year. But I still can't get over these anxious thoughts. Like I said, I'm new to this, so I apologize for writing this super long post. But maybe writing it out will help calm me down. Any thoughts out there?
Moving away from home is stressful for everyone, but it is a necessary part of growing up and becoming an adult. When you arrive in the new city, look up counseling centers that don't charge too much and get yourself a therapist. Talk therapy can help you a lot.