So let me start with some background. I've been living alone for the past 4 months during my fall semester of college, and had a really tough time with my anxiety then. It was my first time living alone and I experienced a ton of panic attacks my first 2 weeks living there. Ended up getting on meds but decided to focus mainly on school and try to avoid leaving my apartment as much as possible. I live in a pretty bad area for Covid as well, so that was another contributor to those panic attacks.

I agreed to allow a friend room with my starting tomorrow because she is going to grad school at the same university and i assumed having company would lessen my fears about being alone. I also managed to get an internship for Spring semester, which are both really positive things!

The problem here is that with roommates and an internship comes leaving the house more, and being around a person who also has a job, meaning both of us are more likely to be potentially exposing each other to Covid. I have been fortunate to be tested 3 times and they were all negative, and no one around me has had it. However with the risk going up, I can FEEL my anxiety starting to get bad again. I'm good about wearing masks when I go out and washing my hands and the whole nine yards, but im curious if anyone has any advice on making sure I remain safe and control my anxiety during this next semester. I know lots of people have been working right now.