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...
Hi everyone! Here's my situation. I start my second year of college next Monday and I'm freaking out!!! I am a faily good student. B average. But because of my anxiety, I kee thinking that I'm going to mess everything up. I fear that all of a sudden, I'm going to loose interest in school and fail. This year it's a little different too. I have to take general education classes like math, science, and history. Last year, my classes were for music and computer animation. I don't know how I'm going to pay for books either.. I have financial aid. but because of budget cuts or whatever I won't get any money until late September. I've been looking for jobs but the economy here in Cali,as some of you may know, sucks. My question is, how can I enter school with a positive mind set knowing I am somewhat unprepared. Also, any helpful tips on how to study and make info stick is greatly appreciated too. Thanks alot in advanced!!
Jeff :)
Jeff :)
You are not going to lose control and fail. One of the great things about college is that it's completely within your control to do well, even if the professor sucks. Look for a tutor early if you feel you can't do it. Most colleges supply free tutors.
Sometimes I went 2 weeks without having the textbook. Most libraries have a copy of the textbooks you'll use. Get there early and see if you can check it out and make copies, if you can't take it out they'll let you use it on sight. The info is there for you to use. Also, I noticed a lot of professors don't use the text that much unless it's a novel ect.
Lastly, be open with your professors. If you feel comfortable let them you know have an anxiety problem and money issues. They're people too and they've been through college and hard times. You'll be surprised at how understanding they can be.
Best of luck!
Like futurecam said see if you can borrow the books until you get funding. I'm in the same boat, I can't get any books until my loan is released and my original loan has been cut in half due to being on disability so it is even worse for me now. Because I have documented disability I am allowed to do part time should I choose. I have 8 courses but may drop to 4. I get too anxious and overwhelmed and then I'll end up not doing well in any, plus with my program I have to start working in a hospital on top of the classes.
Try your best to tell yourself it will all work out...I do know how hard it is suffering from several anxiety disorders myself.
You may find some of your books cheaper from amazon. I found one of my 65 dollar books for 20 a couple of months back. You can search by the ISBN (number).
Good luck! and take lots of deep breaths.
Also, do you have something for the severe anxiety to help you cope a bit better?
Accept that the anxiety you feel is normal, and kind of a necessary evil, but that it is temporary
When is your first day of school? After the 3rd week of school, you should be settled down and feeling better right? I am sure you will be.
Start from today and then figure out when the last day of the 3rd week of the school year is, and make that your goal date. Mark it on your calendar and then cross off every day until then. Every day is one more day of stress that you don't have to go through and one day closer to not having to worry about it anymore. Doing stuff like that always made me feel a bit better and a bit more in control of how I was feeling. Lots of luck!