Thanks so much for the advice so far. I do have ways to contact my family, as I'll more then likely be bringing my laptop and I' do have some family living near the university that I mgiht be attending. So..communication isn't the problem

I think it's just the idea alone of being away that frightens me the most. I don't even like being separated from my fiance for more then a few days.

I think it stems from when I was 14, I went away to kids camp for ten days and came back with my grandfather missing, only to find out he's died a week after returning. He was my biggest role model and I think my fear is that it'll happen again and I won't be home. If that makes sense at all. I have this driven fear that if I'm away then something bad is going to happen.

I think I'm going to make an appointment with my doctor though, and soon so I can see what can be done to help me. I think I'll just about go crazy if I don't have someone show me how to cope.

Again, thanks for the advice so far.