I’m really behind on all of my college work to the point where I’m basically on the route of failing all of my classes. It began with one class and its assignments, but now it’s to the point where any association with school makes me anxious. Now, along with my missing assignments and essays, I’m purposely missing classes because I’m afraid of confronting my teacher and classmates.

I recognize this cycle was because of my perfectionism procrastination loop, along with my anxiety avoidance behavior. I also already set up a counselor appointment; however, the appointment is next month, and I’m unsure how I’m going to survive until then. Due to awkward circumstances from last quarter, I feel uncomfortable sharing my academic struggles with my family and friends. And while I made an appointment with my academic counselor, making the appointment was an accident on my part, and I'm unsure on what to say to them. I'm actually debating on whether I should cancel the appointment or not, but then, I'm also not sure.

I have been struggling with this for a while, so any advice or encouragement on this matter would be appreciated.