I just graduated college today and am preparing to go on a road trip from Connecticut to my new home in Florida. There are so many anxieties and fears I have about this that I don't know what to do about them.
I'm scared of going to a new place. All but one of my friends are back in Connecticut and while I know places I can try to make some (such as hobby shops and D&D groups), my past experiences have me worried I'll try very hard to make friends but make none. And with how hard it is to get together with my old ones, as we have a hard time even planning online calls because they respond so infrequently, I'm scared I'll end up friendless in an unfamiliar state.
I'm scared of getting a job. I was miserable working part-time during summer break (though it may be because the job I had sucked), and I'm scared of having that feeling for the rest of my life. I haven't applied for anything yet, but my mom is adamant about me working for Disney, and I fear that I'll end up doing it no matter what I have to say (she's already shot down a bunch of other jobs I proposed but said she'll help me look when we get down to our new house).
I'm scared of moving back in with my parents. I talked about these fears in another post, and the comments made me worried if they're bad parents and I didn't realize it. I'm scared of living with them, but I rely on them for so much that I'm scared of cutting them out of my life and being completely on my own with no financial or emotional support.
These aren't even all the ones I have, but they feel the most prominent right now.
Please help. I'm not sure how to deal with these fears and I feel incapable of doing anything about them myself.
I'm scared of going to a new place. All but one of my friends are back in Connecticut and while I know places I can try to make some (such as hobby shops and D&D groups), my past experiences have me worried I'll try very hard to make friends but make none. And with how hard it is to get together with my old ones, as we have a hard time even planning online calls because they respond so infrequently, I'm scared I'll end up friendless in an unfamiliar state.
I'm scared of getting a job. I was miserable working part-time during summer break (though it may be because the job I had sucked), and I'm scared of having that feeling for the rest of my life. I haven't applied for anything yet, but my mom is adamant about me working for Disney, and I fear that I'll end up doing it no matter what I have to say (she's already shot down a bunch of other jobs I proposed but said she'll help me look when we get down to our new house).
I'm scared of moving back in with my parents. I talked about these fears in another post, and the comments made me worried if they're bad parents and I didn't realize it. I'm scared of living with them, but I rely on them for so much that I'm scared of cutting them out of my life and being completely on my own with no financial or emotional support.
These aren't even all the ones I have, but they feel the most prominent right now.
Please help. I'm not sure how to deal with these fears and I feel incapable of doing anything about them myself.