I cannot get through my days normally because the future scares the shit out of me. I am 19 and 5 days ago I made some pretty serious decisions regarding my future. My therapist and some other professionals decided that I should look into financial aid because I won’t ever be able to work enough to support myself. The future has always made me anxious but after agreeing to this plan it has gotten SO much worse. 

Normally I would always just avoid thinking about the future. And I still try to, but especially at night it gets hard. My brain starts racing. “Financial aid is hard to get. What if I don’t get it? What if I do get it but I still can’t afford food or rent? What if I send in the request for financial aid and the people are super rude to me? I shouldn’t be worrying about this cause there’s a chance of a world war which is a much bigger worry. And also my rabbit is sick. Him dying is also important to worry about. Okay but what about the financial aid?”. You get the point. The anxiety is so paralysing that I’ve been in bed for days because I’m worrying so much that I am nearly incapable of doing anything else. Does anyone have tips?