Hi everyone! :)

I'm going through a pretty stressful time in my life right now. I'm waiting to hear back from the colleges I applied to, mid-terms are this week, and I've been having problems with one of my 'friends'.  All of this has led to some high anxiety on my part, which in turn, leads to some paranoid ideation. Some examples of this are "\[insert name here\] isn't really my friend and wants to hurt me" or "this person at work wants to hurt me". I should also add that I completely missed my therapy session this week, so I couldn't bring this up with my therapist.

What has worked the best for y'all in terms of quelling these kinds of thoughts? I usually try self-soothing if it gets really bad + I have the tools available, but long-term coping mechanisms would help as well.