Finding Strength in Vulnerability

College destroyed me sophomore year. I couldn't sleep, my grades tanked, and I'd have full

panic attacks before exams. I thought I was just weak until my roommate found

me crying at 3 AM over a biology textbook. She dragged me to campus counseling the next day.

Here's what nobody tells you. Anxiety isn't about being strong enough. It's your brain

chemistry lying to you. The counselor taught me this grounding trick.

Name five things you see, four you can touch, three you hear, two you smell,

one you taste. Sounds stupid but it pulls you out of spirals instantly. I started studying

in twenty minute blocks with five minute breaks. Game changer. My grades actually