crhackman 18-21, F

I've thought sometimes about what I would do if my boyfriend left me.  At first I can't think of anything, and then the next thought is that I would die if he left me. After convincing myself that laying down and being miserable or possibly just letting myself just fade away, I think about moving to Australia.  But even that thought doesn't cheer me up that much because my whole future is based on him.  If he goes, so does every dream I ever had.  I've loved him since I was sixteen and we have grown so much together.  I can't stand the thought of not being with him.  … [more]

Thinking about grad school has been terrifying me for the past two years now, but now that I'm less than a year away from finishing my bachelor's degree, I am petrified.  I know what I want to do and getting my PhD means the world to me, but I'm afraid of failing and getting rejected from graduate programs, that sometimes I want to quit all together, and just become a housewife, even though that will never be a life that will completely fulfill me.  Rejection is my biggest fear and if I don't get into grad school, I'm not sure what I will do with myself.  Unfortunately, grad school is somewhat required if I want a job in my field, so I don't have much to fall back on.  I don't think I can re… [more]