So, long story short, I (19F) have been suffering from anxiety symptoms for the past 2? years... At first i thought it was just temporary because of my finals, but it didn't go away after that. So I figured my feelings of anxiety must come from my upcoming driving classes (I've not finished this yet because of c\*vid) and because i was starting at uni. However, since starting my new schoolyear, these feelings of anxiety have been getting worse and worse to the point where I'm having lots of (mild) chestpain, unexplainable chills, mild frontal headaches, and the continuous feeling of anxiety/nerves. I've tried to casually bring it up with my parents, but since my mom suffers from depression and anxiety herself, I feel like she'll blame my issues on herself and it makes me extra anxious... Thankfully, I have been able to do well other than that and despite the world's state rn, but the fact that i have been able to do everyday tasks for so long has been a hurdle of impostor syndrome on itself... I'm proud of myself for at least being able to accept my issue privately now:) but it sadly hasn't stopped any of my physical symptoms and my worries regarding school, my driver's licence, etc.

In my country, the way to get help for this is by calling you local doctor, who'll assess your symptoms and decide whether you need to go to therapy, etc. But for some reason, I can't bring myself to do it?? I get nervous calling people, but I also think that a part of me is scared of recieving an official diagnosis which would make it all real. Any tips on how you 'grew the balls' to get help and tell your loved ones? 

Other than that, thanks for reading and letting me vent &lt;3