EastTx
01-15-2015, 12:50 AM
Hello,
I recently moved from a big city to a rather small town to attend grad school. In this town there's not much other than a Wal-Mart. I left a job, support system, support groups and friends. I have yet to replace any of the aforementioned since the move.
I plan on getting acquainted with the university counseling center as soon as the semester starts on Tuesday. I hope that will help to establish some sort of safe place and lower my anxiety. I'm also going to go into the university student health center to get back on medication cause this is close to unbearable.
I've done some meditating and breathing exercises - with limited success. Right now I just break into pushups when it gets to be too much - higher success. Small town life is... Different... And a different type of difficult than I was expecting. I had an awesome nami group back home but unfortunately that doesn't exist here.
I also have this fear that everyone's going to know my business if I do get into counseling but maybe since its a university there will be greater ethical oversight.
I know this was rambly, sorry. Awake and very anxious and feeling very alone. I haven't used an internet forum before but I havent spoken to anyone on any real level for weeks and decided posting something would temporarily substitute. I guess I feel somewhat calmer having typed all this.
-easttexas
I recently moved from a big city to a rather small town to attend grad school. In this town there's not much other than a Wal-Mart. I left a job, support system, support groups and friends. I have yet to replace any of the aforementioned since the move.
I plan on getting acquainted with the university counseling center as soon as the semester starts on Tuesday. I hope that will help to establish some sort of safe place and lower my anxiety. I'm also going to go into the university student health center to get back on medication cause this is close to unbearable.
I've done some meditating and breathing exercises - with limited success. Right now I just break into pushups when it gets to be too much - higher success. Small town life is... Different... And a different type of difficult than I was expecting. I had an awesome nami group back home but unfortunately that doesn't exist here.
I also have this fear that everyone's going to know my business if I do get into counseling but maybe since its a university there will be greater ethical oversight.
I know this was rambly, sorry. Awake and very anxious and feeling very alone. I haven't used an internet forum before but I havent spoken to anyone on any real level for weeks and decided posting something would temporarily substitute. I guess I feel somewhat calmer having typed all this.
-easttexas