Initially, I would be attending a regional extension of a well-respected accredited university.

Regarding the anxiety, even after I had my UC under control, anxiety and worry were still a huge problem in my life. I think this was because, even when I was in elementary school, I would worry and have panic attacks just thinking about the possibility of having a flare-up. I really can't underscore enough how this way of thinking dominated my life up until a couple years ago. Realistically, I believe that the toll this disease took on me was more damaging psychologically than physically because of the limits I placed on myself out of fear.