1. Your situation isn’t life threatening. Even if you fail, you will still be alive and there will still be love and food around. Relax.

2. “Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.” – Charles Bukowski.

You’ve made it this far. You can probably do it.

3. Treat it like an opportunity: you will come out more capable and resilient than before it.

4. It’s honestly not that important. Like really. Even if you make a colossal fool of yourself, 99.99999% of people will never know, and 99% people who know don’t care.

5. Maybe try getting some sleep or water or sunlight. Stress can be a response to unmet biological demands.

6. This is a natural and fulfilling part of life. The depth of this depression will fuel the euphoria of your highs.

Do you want the opposite – no stress, no challenge, a life full of cookies and comfort? That sounds like a pretty boring story.