Hi rdgrad15 and good luck with that new stage in your life! I come from a super stable environment, but I chose a career that has forced/allowed me to move to 5 countries before the age of 30 (and soon it might be 6). In my case, it was exposure to what I feared that cured my anxiety. As I write, I'm getting prepared to move again and believe me, it breaks my heart to leave some people behind! The thing is that when I get anxious about the future, I look back and think on how things were when I first came to this country five years ago: I didn't know ANYTHING or ANYONE. Now, I have a pretty solid group of friends and even if I lose contact with some of them, some will be in touch even if it's just a couple of times per year. So as I get ready to move to another country yet again, I tell myself that there is no reason why this time it would be different: it'll definitely take time, but in the end I'll meet new people and they'll grow on me. PLUS, I'll have a bunch of friends (even if it's just a couple) that will Skype/come visit from time to time. From my point of perspective, it's a win-win situation!