| All most every student worries about what will happen | | | | you need to be serious that you want to go. |
| after graduation. The prospect of not knowing if | | | | Another example is that you decide to go to a major |
| something good or bad will happen to you can | | | | university. After a year, you want to go to a smaller |
| produce a lot of fear and anxiety. As a result, here is a | | | | school. There is nothing wrong with deciding to go to a |
| list of techniques and suggestions on how students | | | | smaller school. Again people change their minds all the |
| can prepare for their life after school. | | | | time and circumstances are always changing. Just |
| The first step is to learn to take it one step at a time. | | | | because you made a decision last year does not |
| There is no reason to start worrying about what may | | | | mean you can not change your mind. Knowing this will |
| happen in the next couple of months. The best thing is | | | | help reduce the stresses and anxieties of making |
| to focus on the present and plan things one step at a | | | | decisions about your future. |
| time. Also try to do something each day that will help | | | | Remember that alcohol and substance abuse or any |
| you to move forward. Sitting on the couch all day will | | | | other addictions will not take away your problems and |
| not solve your problem. | | | | fears. In the short run, they might make you feel better, |
| Talk to a career guidance professional to see what | | | | but in the long run these addictions will only make things |
| you want to do in terms of a career. Do you want to | | | | worse. |
| go to community college, a major university, or should I | | | | Do not let fear and worry get the best of you. If you |
| get a job. Many career places have skills tests that | | | | find yourself getting stressed try to learn some |
| determine what you are interested in. Take those | | | | effective techniques in managing your anxieties. Also |
| career skills tests and determine what the best route | | | | learn to replace negative thinking with positive thoughts. |
| for you to take. | | | | A lot of times, our worrying can make the problem |
| Remember that just because you made a decision to | | | | even worse. All the worrying in the world will not |
| do something does not mean that you can change | | | | change anything. If you still have trouble managing your |
| your mind. For instance, you decide to take a job to | | | | anxiety of the future, then talking to a counselor or |
| make some money. Six months later you decide you | | | | clergyman can be of great help. |
| want to go to school at a local community college. | | | | There are ways to help manage your fear of life after |
| There is nothing wrong with changing your mind if you | | | | school and all it takes is some effort to find those |
| have done the proper research and your homework. | | | | answers. |
| The only thing is that college costs money and that | | | | |