Coping With Anxiety

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In looking back on my experiences with my classes, I have realized that I need to learn how to cope with my anxiety from all of the coursework I have to accomplish.

What I have learned, or the insight I have gained, about pressure is that being anxious about my future will only make my future less successful, or take me longer to fulfill my dream of being a trauma

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