Let me get this straight, I have no formal diagnosis for any mental illness or disorders. I simply feel as if I’ve developed a sort of anxiety over the last few months. I’m a junior in high school and I need to start searching for colleges, but every time think about the future and where I want to go and what I want to be I get this crippling fear and have to stop and just lie down. I’ve also been spending a lot of time by myself actively distancing myself from others on the sole basis that I’m scared to talk to them— even if they’re people I’ve known for a very long time. So without anyone to talk to I’ve mustered up enough courage to ask strangers on the internet what I should do. If anyone could give me some advice on how to handle myself that would be wonderful.