2019 had been a very rough year for me, I had been dealing with so much depression and anxiety that I eventually made the decision to see a therapist. Therapy had been immensely helpful, and by 2020 I felt much better about myself (in fact, if it wasn't for COVID, I would consider 2020 to be one of the best years of my life so far).

Flash forward to 2021, and it's been going on a very rough start. I'm graduating in the spring and I have so much anxiety about life after undergrad, and I'm also depressed finally realizing how much of my college years had been sapped away due to COVID. To top it all off, I have to finish a thesis for my senior year that I honestly dread doing. It's simultaneously the most monotonous and stressful thing I have done in my entire life.

I've tried coping with all these obstacles by myself for the past few months, but after a mental breakdown two days ago I finally decided to see a therapist again. I noticed that the mere decision to go back to therapy and schedule an appointment made me feel much more hopeful about the future. I'm excited to finally have someone to talk to IRL about my problems, and I'm confident that I have the capacity to heal.