Hello, my name is Brendan and this is a blog I am creating for a college course called, Dimensions of Self and Society. This is my third semester at Community College of Vermont. How I got here is a bit of a story. After high school I feared continuing my education. I hated high school and just wanted to be done with. I spent a few years doing absolutely nothing. In the fall of 2015 I had a panic attack that resulted in me going to the ER believing it to be a heart attack. This is when I learned I had severe anxiety and depression. I spent the following month visiting my doctor and trying various medications while also seeing a therapist. I got a lot better and attempted to go to college at Johnson State. On moving in day I arrived. Nothing felt right, my anxiety was the worst it had been in a long time. I stuck with it though and went through the motions. However I soon realized it would not work. I went home that same day. I enrolled in CCV online courses soon after however and have been with it for over a year now! That is some background on me.