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Anxious Nervous Scared About Starting Grad School
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Anxious Nervous Scared About Starting Grad School
bf1964 replied to MarriageFamilyTherapy's topic in Psychology Forum
I'm so glad I found this topic. I start grad school on Thursday, and I have a knot the size of a boulder in my stomach. I'm not sure what I'm afraid of - flunking, looking stupid, having a professor tell me I'm a blithering idiot with no business in college - the usual "oh my God what if" scenarios. The thing is most what-if scenarios never happen, and I know that, but I still feel anxious. Also,I'm not a traditional student - I'll be 53 on Friday the 1st, and the refrain "you're too damned old for this" keeps ringing in my head. I guess a little worry is a good thing - it'll keep me alert and focused.