Finding Strength in Asking for Help

I used to think asking for help meant I was failing at college.

My anxiety got so bad I couldn't leave my dorm for three days straight.

That's when I realized the strongest students aren't the ones who suffer in silence.

They recognize when their chest tightens before every exam. Or when they're rereading the same

paragraph twenty times. Or avoiding group projects because social interaction feels impossible. I started using

the five senses grounding technique during panic attacks. And breaking study sessions into twenty

minute chunks. But the real game changer was walking into campus counseling services.

Turns out there are free therapy sessions, peer support groups. And crisis text