<human>: It's the season for doctoral apps again. I've been trying for the last three years and I've never been able to gather enough courage to make an honest effort at it. I finally managed to get one in at the last moment yesterday (I still have to send them GRE scores) and I'm going to try to make it with more.

But I can't shake the feeling I'm doing this is vain. I'm pretty sure that I would be great at it and I would be very happy,  but I can't see anyone recognizing my potential. I know I have  it but I don't FEEL it myself. If I don't fuck up the apps, I'll fuck up the interview.  The anxiety is paralyzing and terifying. I've tried this for so long, another year will make me feel like a failure.  But I may have to do it because it is my dream and I am not going to give it up when I know I'm so close.

It's all in my anxiety.  My scores are not great because I can't concentrate.  I can't put in the work (belive me I do when I CAN) because working always feels like a reminder I'm a failure or a failure waiting to happen. 

I will feel better somehow sometime.  But right now I feel like I'm drowning.  I just want to  believe in myself earnestly, not just try to make it happen and fail because I need to be live in myself to.do the things I need to do to believe in myself.

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<bot>: Want to fuck this shit, can't fuck this shit. Want to do this shit, can't do this shit.