Hello everyone! 

So I'll try to keep this short as I've written this like 3 times and it comes out way too long.

I've had quite a sheltered upbringing in a poor family, none of my family have ever decided to go off to University as they believed it was a huge waste of time, money, and as my dad put it I'll end up "regretting it for the rest of your life" as I "never get anything right", Yeah thanks. I grew up depressed from bullying so I never really had friends aside from my colleagues, some of which have transferred from other stores to here just for University.

I've wanted to go to University two cities over to study TV Production for some time now (This Uni is also in the top 3 in the UK for Media) and finally going to pull the trigger on it next year, I plan on moving out to hopefully stay in student accommodation or private house-share, transferring my job to a closer store (Sales Assistant in Retail) so I can keep on my feet, get a car for next year hopefully and then I hope to start completely fresh. 

This admittedly is probably the biggest thing I've done in my life so far, I've never moved house to be so far away from my family, and with the pedigree of it being one of the best Universities in the UK for Media Production, I feel like I absolutely need to do it if I have the chance.

I suppose I'm just anxious as I haven't really been away from my family fully independent before to such a scale, but I believe at this point in my life I have to fly the nest sometime sooner rather than later.

Any tips to deal with these mad anxiety spikes?