a critical decision.
I just wanted to inform people of what's going on with me...
After ignoring my panic disorder, I've been having some serious problems with my mental health and I've made the decision that I am NOT going to France because I need to get better and be more mentally prepared to travel abroad. I know that there is a lot of anxiety before studying abroad, but I've been having problems with anxiety over the past year and I've been ignoring it for far too long. Over the past week, I've had multiple panic attacks, and I hadn't left the apartment in days fearing that I'd have another one.
It's been really hard on me to make this decision, but thinking about having anxiety problems in a foreign country is not very appealing. My plan is to get my own apartment next semester and take it easy on my work load at school. I also have appointments to see a therapist and I recently started some medication this week. Unfortunately, these issues will not resolve themselves in less than a month. So, I've accepted that I will not be going to France.
I figured that once I've had some time to address these issues, I can reward myself with a trip abroad. I know this isn't my only chance to go abroad and I have many opportunities to go in the future, but I don't have the opportunity to wait to help my panic disorder.
After ignoring my panic disorder, I've been having some serious problems with my mental health and I've made the decision that I am NOT going to France because I need to get better and be more mentally prepared to travel abroad. I know that there is a lot of anxiety before studying abroad, but I've been having problems with anxiety over the past year and I've been ignoring it for far too long. Over the past week, I've had multiple panic attacks, and I hadn't left the apartment in days fearing that I'd have another one.
It's been really hard on me to make this decision, but thinking about having anxiety problems in a foreign country is not very appealing. My plan is to get my own apartment next semester and take it easy on my work load at school. I also have appointments to see a therapist and I recently started some medication this week. Unfortunately, these issues will not resolve themselves in less than a month. So, I've accepted that I will not be going to France.
I figured that once I've had some time to address these issues, I can reward myself with a trip abroad. I know this isn't my only chance to go abroad and I have many opportunities to go in the future, but I don't have the opportunity to wait to help my panic disorder.