I’m not doing as well as I’d wish. My anxiety has been off the charts these last few weeks. I take care of the elderly, so I’m always worried about accidentally infecting someone (even though I don’t go anywhere else besides work and home, it’s just the anxiety making me feel more irrational). Due to my anxiety, my sleeping and eating habits have really deteriorated. I’m trying to get back on track, but it’s hard. I’ve had more mental breakdowns in the past month than I’ve had in years, and I hate it. I want to feel normal again.
Besides that, I just haven’t been feeling very accomplished in life. I want to go to grad school to get a MA in history, but I’m worried about rejection. I know I am capable, but anxiety has made it harder for me to just take the risk and apply anyway. I know grad school isn’t easy, but I need another challenge in life. Afterwards, it would be nice to become a researcher, government worker or a teacher.
Tl;dr The anxiety from the virus and current job has made it mentally difficult for me lately to do anything useful