Anxiety in College: Finding Your Lifeline

Anxiety in college hit me like a wave I couldn't see coming. My chest would

tighten during lectures, my mind racing with assignments and deadlines... ...until I felt

like I was drowning. Then I learned something that changed everything.

When panic strikes, I press my feet firmly into the ground and name five things

I can see... ...four I can touch, three I can hear.

This simple grounding technique pulls me back to the present moment. I started blocking

ten minutes each morning for breathing exercises... ...treating self-care like the non-negotiable class

it truly is. A friend once told me that asking for help felt like admitting