u/Curiousviolet007

Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety at 17, im now 21 and have realized not taking the steps to deal with it has left me incapable of calming myself down. I'm entering my senior year of university and extremely anxious about job security post grad and a few familial issues I have. Every day this summer I have woken up with a pit in my stomach that linger the entire day. I am constantly doing breathing exercise to calm my heart rate and am going in and out of crying fits.
I have started medication about a month ago but feel like I am only getting worse. I have tried distracting myself, confronting what makes me anxious, but I feel so alone with this constant battle. I think I'm more scared for the future than anything else.id love to hear about anyone who dealt with post grad anxiety and has any tips for navigating or hopefully a success story. I hate this feeling so much I can't relax at all.

Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety at 17, im now 21 and have realized not taking the steps to deal with it has left me incapable of calming myself down. I'm entering my senior year of university and extremely anxious about job security post grad and a few familial issues I have. Every day this summer I have woken up with a pit in my stomach that linger the entire day. I am constantly doing breathing exercise to calm my heart rate and am going in and out of crying fits.
I have started medication about a month ago but feel like I am only getting worse. I have tried distracting myself, confronting what makes me anxious, but I feel so alone with this constant battle. I think I'm more scared for the future than anything else.id love to hear about anyone who dealt with post grad anxiety and has any tips for navigating or hopefully a success story. I hate this feeling so much I can't relax at all.

Hi everyone I’ve been having a really hard time thinking about graduating (I graduate spring 2027 from my undergrad). I hate that there’s no structure for post grad and adult life. That there’s no guarantee I’ll get a job I’ll like there’s no guarantee I’ll find the love of my life. I’m scared for what’s coming. I am passionate about so many things but hate the unknown of it all!

I love writing and designing (everything from fabrics to graphics). I love entertainment and media! I live in NYC and am currently interning at a bank and hatttting that everyone keeps telling me I suit marketing. I don’t want a desk job (no hate to desk jobs) I want something that I want to do! Does that make sense? My dream would be to maybe write a book series or tv show, I have a few ideas but the world of writing is so undervalued and the jobs aren’t lucrative enough to keep me in the city.

Hi everyone in all honesty I’m a great student but I can’t see myself committing to one field for the rest of my life. The idea of not being able to just work for myself drives me genuinely insane. I’ve been doing an internship at a bank and it makes me depressed to think that everything I work for could lead to me being stuck in an office like this.

I’m scared of adulthood and scared of making the wrong decisions. I’m graduating with a comms degree. Any advice is appreciated but I just need to know that there’s more to life than this!

Hi guys, I’m an incoming senior at NYU studying Comms and I keep getting approached by Success Academy recruiters. I have a slight interest in teaching, but it’s ultimately not what I wanna do with my life however, with the job market I really don’t want to risk losing any opportunities to have a stable job. Should I bite the bullet and just apply?

I’ve also heard that it’s a bit scam like and not the best work environment so let me know if you guys have also heard that!

I’ve been offered a position as a marketing Intern at a tech startup. I had an on boarding meeting and they let me know that my compensation would possibly be shares in the company but would ultimately be an unpaid position until they start making profit. I want to pivot into tech so I thought this would be a good stepping stone but am unsure how much of my energy I can expend to something that isn’t paying me

Hi everyone Im in my final year of a comms degree from nyu and have experience in social work/ film/ and am now interning at a bank. I’m trying to diversify my experiences because I want to know what I enjoy doing before committing to it. The problem is I have a lot of passions and want to do everything.I want to live in nyc post grad but it’s such a daunting and competitive job market where entry level wages simply don’t cover the cost of living.

I don’t want an office job I want a job where I’m interacting with people and have freedom to be my own boss but that might be an unrealistic goal. I’m not reallly sure what I want and I’d also like to eventually pursue higher education ( I love learning) but not without having a plan.

For the most part I’d love to hear about particular jobs any of you have who come from a similar background education/career-wise. Also I can’t lie I’m very panicked at the idea that this is adulthood… just sticking to something and being in it forever. I want to support my family post grad so I don’t want to waste time!

Hi everyone! I’m graduating this next year with a degree in media, culture, and communication. I thought I wanted to be a journalist but have sadly come to the realization it’s not a passion of mine. I’ve always been interested in law but have no clue what specifically and have also recently thought about med school.

With law, I used to be a peace and justice dual major with my comms degree but I had a bad experience at a fellowship and realized the work would be too draining. However, there are obviously various types of law to get into so maybe I wrote that off too quickly. With med school, one of my parents is a doctor and I always thought I wasn’t smart enough to become one. I’ve avoided taking science/ math courses and I feel like I never gave it a fair chance. I find it interesting but insanely intimidating.

I’m 21 and kinda going through crisis nervous to take on this next step in life where I feel like I have so many passions in life but can’t commit to one/ haven’t properly explored everything that’s out there.

Hi everyone! I’ve always loved acting, I haven’t put any money towards it cause (besides headshots) because I haven’t thought about taking it seriously. But as my senior year approaches I feel like I’ve missed my window to explore acting without the responsibilities of insane student debt and joining the workforce.

Do you guys think it’s worth a shot for this final year? Anyone know any free acting classes that I can put on an acting resume? I’ve been pretty distraught thinking I’ve wasted time to purse this passion

Hi everyone, I am an incoming senior at NYU and didn’t realize just how much debt I would be in as I transferred to NYU last year. I did the math and it comes up to 180K post grad. I’m so nervous and have no idea what I was thinking transferring to this school, the program does not have job prospects where I’ll be making anywhere near 6 figures post grad.

I’m disappointed in myself and considering dropping out of school to avoid the debt of this upcoming year and cut what I owe down by half. Any advice or thoughts? Please be mindful, I’m aware this is my fault and responsibility. I need genuine advice to be proactive.

Hi everyone! I’m a senior at nyu studying media, culture, and communication with a minor in business, entertainment, media, and technology. To be honest I have many passions (math, film, fashion, social work) but have no idea what job prospects there are for me anymore.

Getting a masters is not an option for me as I’m drowning in student debt.

I am a hard worker and enjoy working environments where I’m interacting with people. I just don’t know what options I have out there and everyone I know is telling me to get into either PR or B2B/ tech sales.

Hi everyone! I’m a senior at nyu studying media, culture, and communication with a minor in business, entertainment, media, and technology. To be honest I have many passions (math, film, fashion, social work) but have no idea what job prospects there are for me anymore.

Getting a masters is not an option for me as I’m drowning in student debt ($180k by the time I graduate, which I’m so scared for)

I am a hard worker and enjoy working environments where I’m interacting with people. I just don’t know options and everyone I know is telling me to get into either PR or B2B/ tech sales.

Hi everyone! I’m a senior at NYU studying media,culture, and communication. I think teaching has always been something I’ve wanted to do. I went to an international American embassy school growing up and imagined the freedom of being able to teach in countries abroad would be great.

What do you guys think? I do have hefty student debt and don’t know what to really do post grad but I want to explore career options. Thanks!