More anxious than I expected...

[Ldd199]

So, I’ve been doing an online degree program because my anxiety made it really difficult to attend a traditional college, and I’m actually in my very last class and am less than two weeks away from completing all of my coursework. Yay.

But my school requires me to take an exam to test how well I’ve learned material, that has to be proctored, which means I had to have it sent to the local community college and have to actually go in and take it. It’s not something I’m going to be graded on, it’s basically just for accreditation for the school, so I’ve been thinking it’s not that big a deal.....but I have to leave for it in about 15 minutes and now my stomach is really upset and I can’t sit still, and I’m getting super anxious...and it’s not that big a deal, but I can’t help it, and I still really have to go because I can’t reschedule it...

And I guess I’m not really expecting anyone to respond to this, but I had to say it somewhere. I’m seriously freaking out right now and having trouble getting out the door to do this.

[RainbowKitty03]

First of all CONGRATS!! I’ve attempted to go to college twice and dropped out each time :/ but you should applaud yourself you didn’t let your anxiety restrain you from your education just focus on that

Try getting some hard candies and focus on sucking on them and counting focus on your breathing

And knowing that what you’re doing will be so worth it because you will have a degree! Ahh I’m so proud of you and over the moon excited 😊 please message me if you still feel anxious!

[Ldd199 in reply to RainbowKitty03]

Thank you for your comments, they’re so nice! I didn’t make it in today and they weren’t happy, but they did let me push it to tomorrow. I’m going to try your hard candy trick!

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How did it go?

[Ldd199 in reply to Hidden]

Not good. They weren’t happy, but they let me push it until tomorrow afternoon, and I’m hoping I can ease myself into the environment, like doing exposure therapy, so I’m calm enough to make it in and start the test.

[Ollyvie]

Hello Ldd199

Am so proud of you for completing your course work and finishing your program. Congratulation. I can understand how you feel. We all go through this sometime. I know you will be fine. Probably you might have finished the test already. Hopefully you conquered your fears. Go out there now that you have finished your work and face the world out there. Believe in yourself to do anything you put your heart to do because you can and you just made it. Meaning you’ve got what it takes to make it out there. Best wishes.