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It's been okay but I've been a nervous wreck. I've been considering calling the campus mental health services and setting up an appointment for my anxiety problems...but I get too anxious and can't ughhhhhhh

You gotta take the first step nonnie! You'll feel so much better after :O

DO IT! It'll be okay. Take the first step.

man do i know this feeling. for real though, do whatever it takes to psyche yourself up enough to make that call, because being able to talk to someone will be so worth it.

do it. I'm the anon freaking out about grad school, and I'm really looking forward to my anxiety group starting up again tomorrow. An initial appointment is always really low pressure, just to see if it's a good fit for you, don't worry. If you're feeling self conscious just remember that they see people will aaaall kinds of problems, some of them just like yours and some very very different. The only thing you for sure have in common with the people there is that you were all smart enough to use the resources available to you :)
My first anxiety group was entirely filled with varsity athletes with too much on their plate. We had so little in common it was refreshing.

Can you email them to ask for an appointment? That's often easier.

No :( Appointments have to be set up through phone or in person. I'd rather the phone for the first appointment, though it doesn't lessen the ugh factor.

I read something once that helped me:

Take it one step at a time. Don't think about it as Making An Appointment. Think of it 1. picking up the phone. 2. dial the phone. 3. make an appointment. - and think that at every step you are not cemented in. You can drop the phone. You can hang up. You can not even go to the appointment. No pressure!

Next step, on the day of your appt, do the same thing. Don't think of it as Going To Appt. Think of it as 1. Get car keys 2. Get in car. 3. Drive to office. Etc etc

And at each step remind yourself that you can stop at any time. Just break it down into easier more manageable steps and it may help take away some of the anxiety.

I like this advice! I've found that breaking things up into steps works for me too. Just take it one thing at a time. Good luck! :)

That's really helpful, thank you. I hadn't thought about breaking it down before!

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