It's funny. As children, we dream of the day we're old enough to be allowed to sip that dark, caffeinated drink we see our parents so enjoy at the breakfast table. We think drinking coffee will somehow make us classy, refined, and, most importantly, feel like adults. And then the day comes: We are either with a group of our high school friends at the neighborhood Starbucks trying that cocoa drink for the first time, suddenly feeling like the cool kids. Or we sneak a sip from our parents' coffeepot and wonder whether they truly enjoy the flavor or merely drink it for its ability to help them get through the workday. Or you're like me...too scared to drink too much of it and yet a slave to this coffee, all in one. Scared to drink coffee? This is the story of my life. I am a 22 year old female law student struggling to obtain a JD and Master's Degree at the same time. This blog documents my struggles with GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Panic Disorder, and Severe Depression and the way this affects my educational and personal life. Coffee is my savior, as it helps me stay awake during the long nights briefing cases and writing policy papers, yet it's also my downfall due to the caffeine (the one thing sufferers of anxiety must learn to avoid). This is one of the many tugs and pulls that occurs in my everyday life, and this is only just the beginning. This is the story of a girl who looks like she's got it all figured out on the outside, yet on the inside is a jigsaw puzzle with pieces that don't seem to fit together.