I've done this, in fact, once paralyzed for a year. There was nothing in my way but me.
Deer in headlights over your own life. Yep. BTDT.
Stare at the thesis. Go into a full panic mode. Ok, now what? It's still sitting there, waiting for you. Did it change? No. Does it judge you? No. Did the world stop spinning during the panic? No. Did anything change at all? No.
There. We've gone over what changes by freaking out. Nothing.
Ok, girl, back to work for you. Back into Uni homework crunching mode. No emotions need show up. This is a brain exercise in logic. Emotions--see ya later, I got work to do.