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>new to uni
>no idea how to do research
>have to do it for a class that I slipped into by exception
>really anxious
>majoring in English
>get depressed and for days lit seems pointless. scared this will persist into my adult life
>feel like a smoothbrain compared to my peers
>been drinking every night for a while
How do I stop feeling fucked? Should I start going back to mass? I don't think my religion is as strong as it was. Is there a philosophy that could comfort me somehow?

>> No.14488456

>>14488448
Isn't this called imposter syndrome or something? It's kinda common.

>> No.14488458

>>14488448
You're in university to learn how to do those things you fucking retard.
>no idea how to do research
Talk to your professor, T.A, or someone at a reference desk at a library.

>> No.14488463

>>14488448
That's normal. Now put some effort in to improving instead of moping about not knowing how to do something you've never had to do before.

>> No.14488473

>>14488448
Are you worried about citation format or something
Just keep doing what you did in high school

>> No.14488474

>>14488458
>You're in university to learn
Lmao

>> No.14488492

>>14488458
>>14488463
thanks in a way. the research thing is a small issue though. My anxiety is more general. I think seeing a shrink would be a good idea. it's just really hard to gauge how much fear is appropriate. It's hard to communicate in a post just listing circumstances because my circumstances aren't actually that crazy

>> No.14488494

>>14488456
It's called depression

>> No.14488542

>>14488448
>>14488492
op again.
like neither of these posts communicate the amount of trouble I feel like I'm in, but like. everywhere professors and other students are saying its normal to feel like this. I guess I want to accept this but I really am feeling awful so much of the time and I want a way to not feel like this. if it is normal I don't want to do something weird to my head taking medicine when I should be waiting it out and figuring out a way to think. and it sounds like what everyone says is normal but I don't think anyone ever talked about it feeling debilitating.