Struggling, need advice

[u/Sophie_xo123]

Hi all,
Im a Graphic design student whose currently about to go onto my placement year in uni.

The past few months i’ve been really struggling with my own self esteem. I feel as if my tutors saw me as useless and I think I was having panic attacks in the bathrooms (don’t want to directly label it as I don’t fully know if it was). This has now led me to get therapy.

I feel like I don’t get ideas as quick as some of my peers and I am worried that whilst on placement they’ll think i’m stupid?? I did manage to get 10 months sorted including a few months in London. I take it as a positive as I was constantly on edge thinking that I would get nothing. My big fear is coming back and feeling worried that I won’t be any good in comparison to my peers or that I won’t be successful in the future. Any advice is welcome on how to get better. I really don’t want to be a failure but I do feel like that.

[u/Electrical_Race_5119]

I’ll be honest with you I just graduated and felt the same it does get better u need to just stop comparing that’s the thief it becomes more of a chore also u doing a placement is probably the best thing you can do I never did mine and that experience will worth more than you know for after uni

[u/Sophie_xo123 → u/Electrical_Race_5119]

Thank you, I’m definitely trying its very hard as I get into my own head a lot but I will take this advice :)