I am currently doing a foundation course for Art design and media, since day one of starting I have had a bad feeling about it, my instincts were telling me that I wouldn't like it and I don't like the college itself (I find it unwelcoming and gloomy.) Every day I will get very anxious in the morning before going to college, I will be sick and have a very intense nervous feeling which is just from the fear of being asked to speak in front of the people on my course. (This has affected me for years now during school etc.) It doesn't help that there are so many of us, (around 60.) I finished my A levels about 5 months ago, I loved sixth form because I was in a place where I felt comfortable and wasn't ever asked to present anything. Anyway 2 months into this course I have found out that I will need to do a presentation every 2 weeks or so, this is affecting me very badly. I recently just did one on the course which was timed for 5 minutes, it was a hellish thing for me because the build up to the presentation caused me to have many panic attacks, vomiting, becoming very hot and sweaty and having a horrendous feeling of dread. When it was over I felt relief. Now knowing I'm going to be doing this often has caused me a lot of stress, anxiety worry and dread- it is ruining my life at the moment because it is constantly on my mind, I am not happy (I'm usually a happy person) it is making me very down and teary. I don't know how I am going to cope with this for the rest of my course, I am considering dropping out because of all the anxiety it is causing me, I know that carrying on like this will make me I'll. So I don't know what to do, I have seen a doctor and currently waiting for medication but I know that this is a psychological thing that can't be solely controlled by medication. This isn't just nerves it is taking over my life. Any advice would be helpful