Serious Anxiety
I’m an 18 year old rising Sophomore. I have never had anxiety or stress before, but today I had a panic attack/anxiety attack while sitting at the office during my internship. It’s an overwhelming feeling. It’s not to do with the actual internship though, it’s extremely laid back and only 50 hours a week, I actually enjoy it and the people are great. I think I’m moreso worried about my future, where I want to be. I’m scared of not succeeding and whatnot, and I think it’s causing me major anxiety.
Has anyone else experienced sudden anxiety when they began planning their future and realizing they’re becoming an adult?
Same thing happened to me. No need to rush the process or over think it, just enjoy the journey. I think the biggest help for me was living in the moment and taking life day by day
Thanks for the reassurance. How's IB?
Feel that.
Felt like shit often at 18. Was a CS major but was getting B’s and C’s and knew I couldn’t do it for a career. Spent 1.5 years turning around my GPA, transferring schools, now at a solid IB Group going in to PE in 12 months. This probably won’t help but that feeling doesn’t go away- you just get better at dealing with it the more obstacles you overcome. Btw almost every day in IB is stressful, make sure you’re prepared for that. Maybe a different finance or consulting role would be a better fit.
Thanks for writing this man, I have a 4.0 GPA with an IB freshman summer internship, but non-target. I think I’m a bit stressed because at the end of the day, nothing is guaranteed…
However, I’ve come to terms with the idea that I may not land an IB role. I’m even trying to be comfortable without having a plan post-grad.
If everything was guaranteed, none of this would be meaningful or any fun
Just wanted to add my two cents as an incoming summer analyst next year because I literally just went through recruitment a few months ago and know exactly how you are feeling. I remember when Gugg posted their application randomly in December, I totally panicked. I had been prepping for technicals and started to network, but the actual job posting gave me a shit ton of anxiety and the feeling of being behind. It was followed by a series of other job postings by other banks and I was extremely stressed about not doing well during recruiting.
Turns out, I did fine. The most important thing that I used to tell myself to prevent anxiety and feeling left behind compared to my peers is that it is important to understand everyone is at different stages and that is OK. Not everyone is going to be in the same spot with technicals or have networked with the same amount of people at a certain firm, but most of the time that doesn't even matter. Try not to worry about others success and the idea of you failing because everything will fall into place the way it should have. The fact that you are thinking about all of this right now your freshman summer shows that you care and shows that you truly want to succeed. That being said, you will have to put in the work. It is not easy to place at a top firm, but it can clearly be done.
Do your best to only think about what you can control (your networking and interview prep) and forget the rest, and success will find you.
Hey man, congratulations! Thanks so much for writing this, honestly couldn’t have been more spot on. I think it’s such an overwhelming process- mostly due to our inability to objectively judge our progress, leaving us clueless.
I’ve been prepping and networking, and I’m a big believer of everything will fall into place as it’s suppose to, which helped calm me down. I’ve since calmed down and attribute part of the anxiety to caffeine and bad sleep the night before.
How did you position yourself to get an offer for SA?
Started networking beginning of December which helped. Response rates to networking emails drop pretty quickly come January because everyone starts then so I think it is beneficial to start in December.
Also, you can't really network during your winter break (don't bother analysts during the holidays and they will definitely not respond) so take that time to review technicals and interview prep. I would read the BIWS guides (there are 6 main guides if I remember correctly). Also I would use IBVine and the 400 questions. If you can do all that you should be good.
U jerkoff?
Lowkey helps me not even kidding
If you have an internship as a rising sophomore you are way ahead of a lot of people that still placed in IB. Congrats on that. Stay consistent and you will be fine
I’ve had lifelong anxiety and have had to make some adjustments to manage it. Here are some tangible tips I use that hopefully will be helpful:
-Reduce caffeine intake and try to wait at least 45 mins after waking up before having coffee (never on an empty stomach)
-Short meditation breaks when possible. Even 5-10 mins on a quick bathroom break can help immensely
-Some level of activity daily. Go for a short walk if you don’t have time for the gym.
-Gratitude journal: It has really helped my mindset to write down a list of everything I am grateful for when I’m feeling stressed and overwhelmed. Brings me back to earth
-Distance yourself from unhealthy relationships
One last note: If you do ever want to go down the meditation route, just know that it can take many months (in some cases years) to find a meditation that works best for you. All these meds can have terrible side effects as well that are not to be taken lightly. Weaning off is also a battle in and of itself. Just some factors to consider if it gets to this point.
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