If you’d like to know my particular situation, see my last post in r/personalfinance - to summarize, I have intense anxiety about graduating college.

I don’t think my anxiety would be so bad if it weren’t for my parents telling me how hard life is and trying to give me nonsensical advice on what I should do, such as getting an apartment before getting a job. It may be important to note that they are not “successful” adults in terms of career/finances.

If I had to describe myself in one word these days, I’d say scared. I’m scared of so much, and most of the fear is irrational, spiraling thoughts.

I’ve always been successful in school, but I’m so scared that adulthood is just too hard. Everyone tells me how hard it is. I think I’m making the right decisions but I’m so so so unsure of myself. 

This has been making my daily tasks really hard. Small tasks have become insurmountable. There’s phone calls I’ve been putting off, I do all my assignments right before they’re due, and, most of all, it’s so so hard to think/plan for my future after graduation. I start crying, get super brain fog, my stutter intensifies a ton, and I hyperventilate. Then I tell myself “I’m not in the right state of mind to make decisions right now, so focus on dealing with the anxiety”. So, I’m turn, I feel unprepared for my future.

The thing is, I DO have a plan, as detailed in my last post. I feel like I’m in a fine position for someone my age/situation. I just overthink constantly.

Thank you all for letting me rant. Please comment if you have any advice or kind words.