Any other college students here have any such problems that have made/will make/are making it tough to live on campus/attend classes? If so, how are you dealing?

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"Under the hardness of her facade a woman's heart is still beating."

I'm going to do what you did - ask for medication to be upped - and also just try stick it out and see what happens. I'm fed up of fighting it and currently am so worn down I'm probably just going to let the symptoms run over me and see what I end up like.

Bad, but, hey. We'll see.

Good luck.

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well at first when i started college it was a bit hectic but i got used to it. it sounds like you are mostly scared of the new school. dont worry things will turn out ok in the end =)

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Mostly.

The last school I was at was a bit smaller than this one but is just half an hour away so I think that's kind of stressful, too. Even though I'm heading off to a new school, I'm still 300 miles away from home and am sort of wondering if I should have just come back. At the same time, I'm not really happy here so it's hard to decide what's best...stretch myself and strike out on my own or come back home where I'm likely to loosen up but wish I was somewhere else.

I'm also scared that I may have chosen the wrong major...and the kids at this new school know what they want. You don't go there to explore, they don't even want you to be undecided after your first year.

Quote: from Anonymous at 5:13 pm on Aug. 27, 2008

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I'm in the UK with an anxiety disorder and due to live away from home for the first time, sharing with seven strangers. So, I can relate.

I'm going to do what you did - ask for medication to be upped - and also just try stick it out and see what happens. I'm fed up of fighting it and currently am so worn down I'm probably just going to let the symptoms run over me and see what I end up like.

Bad, but, hey. We'll see.

Good luck.

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I know the feeling. I've been fighting it for months now. Actually, I've been pretty anxious for the last year but the last half of it was when things got really bad. Not sure what's going to happen when I get up there, I'm not really a people person and I don't particularly want to make that many friends, I just want some peace and quiet...

Thanks, good luck to you, as well.

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"Under the hardness of her facade a woman's heart is still beating."

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I know the feeling. I've been fighting it for months now. Actually, I've been pretty anxious for the last year but the last half of it was when things got really bad. Not sure what's going to happen when I get up there, I'm not really a people person and I don't particularly want to make that many friends, I just want some peace and quiet...

Thanks, good luck to you, as well.

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I'm sorry my post wasn't too helpful or optimistic at first - I was in a bit of a mood. Anyway, I just want to say that you can cope with this. I've been dealing with it for years and, yes, it is still something I need to challenge, but it's also not ended my life which shows just how manageable it is. It's a limiting factor but it's not the end of the world, even if it is very unpleasant and horrible to live with. I appreciate all that, but, just saying - you can do it. People struggle through and come out the other side still themselves all the time. It sucks that you have to fight more than most, but that's how it is and with your past experience each new thing you do moves you one step closer to putting this issue behind you. It's true.

Also, if you want the peace and quiet, you will find it. Humans are great at adaptation - it might not even be your usual method of relaxing quiet, say your room, but you'll still find it somewhere else like a library or wherever.

It's totally achievable. College can lead to great things and, for people like us, it leads to even greater things than everyone else because we not only have to do the usual things and come out the other side, we also have to deal with our own things that others don't have. So, when you conquer that AND the regular stuff, it makes you a much stronger person for the next challenge. Any set-backs are NOT knocking you back to where you started - it's just a bit of balance and allows you to see all your achievements in a greater kind of light. If you get me.

Anyway. It's do-able and will lead to better things. You've got all the support systems around you and in your own head (ones you may not even realise exist) and you want to do this on some level, so, give it your all and whatever the outcome, in any form, you can;t fail if you do your utmost.