My b/p behaviours are much more under control now, but back in first year (when I was diagnosed bulimic) I was b/ping regularly (up to three times per day). And yes, I was passing my med degree, with credits

So it's entirely possible, but my gosh it is SO time-consuming!!! Definitely not easy.

Best of luck xx

 

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I'm doing it, but I hate this stupid fucking disorder and my life would be a lot easier without it. If you manage to recover first, you'll thank yourself.

Either way, good luck dealing with it

 

I'm doing it. Graduating in a few months with a double major. It's definitely a struggle sometimes and there are those moments when b/p takes priority over homework.. I also have a chronic illness which doesn't help the whole school situation.

Most schools have a disability center that helps people who need accommodations in some shape or form. I wouldn't have made it through school without their help. A mental illness is just as valid a reason to get accommodations as a physical one. Whether it's extra time on tests, profs being more flexible with you or whatever you work out with the advisors. They're there to help you and are usually really understanding and make college doable for people with mental or physical illness!

I would highly recommend going through them! There is no shame in it.

 

Yes! Very difficult to sleep at night because of how little I eat tbh. I have no idea how I've been keeping up with my studies and school bc on some days I feel so faint. I want to stop but at the same time I am so so close to getting those lovely victorias secret abs. It is indeed a horrible disorder :/ I'm just tryin to focus on eating healthy foods rather than flat out not eating anything but it is so hard when you are dying to see results quickly

 

The first semester was easy when I didn't purge ever. 2nd,3rd, and 4th a little bit harder. I don't even notice how much time it takes. But you should be more than fine, first year is easy work anyways.

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lol no

 

I'm on a year out because of my illness. Yay.

 

Junior with a 4.0, and I'm b/ping on the daily. Consumed by food, no social life to speak of, and hardly complete my school stuff on time. Passing, though, yes!

My advice: Start at the local community college part time.

 

Junior with a 4.0, and I'm b/ping on the daily. Consumed by food, no social life to speak of, and hardly complete my school stuff on time. Passing, though, yes!

My advice: Start at the local community college part time.

Im doing community college because I can't afford uninvwrsity anyways

 

I'm doing it. Graduating in a few months with a double major. It's definitely a struggle sometimes and there are those moments when b/p takes priority over homework.. I also have a chronic illness which doesn't help the whole school situation.

Most schools have a disability center that helps people who need accommodations in some shape or form. I wouldn't have made it through school without their help. A mental illness is just as valid a reason to get accommodations as a physical one. Whether it's extra time on tests, profs being more flexible with you or whatever you work out with the advisors. They're there to help you and are usually really understanding and make college doable for people with mental or physical illness!
I would highly recommend going through them! There is no shame in it.

I will look into it ! I've pretty much come to terms with the fact that my ED is basically a disability ... am actually in the process of tryin to get ssi disability benifits .
It's good to hear they have help for people like us!

 

My b/p behaviours are much more under control now, but back in first year (when I was diagnosed bulimic) I was b/ping regularly (up to three times per day). And yes, I was passing my med degree, with credits

So it's entirely possible, but my gosh it is SO time-consuming!!! Definitely not easy.
Best of luck xx

That Is good to hear that you are making it through! It gives me some hope

 

I'm on a year out because of my illness. Yay.

I'm sorry I was out of high school for 10 months because of my ED , I just finished my GED a few days ago

 

My illness is the only thing that keeps me from freaking out over school. Fasting is easier when I'm in class or doing schoolwork all day

 

No, I dropped out

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I did it, graduated with high marks and everything. Got a great job (and I purge in the bathroom).

 

I couldn't even hold down a job let alone study...

How are you going to be able to look after someone else if you can't look after yourself?

I wanted to be a nurse but I realised,how the hell would I do that when I can't care for myself 100% atm lol. Isn't it better to recover first..?

You're lucky about the disability side of things. My GP won't even sign me off sick, I'm being forced to go back to work yet look what happened the last time lmao she just said I'm making up excuses... yet she knows about my ED anxiety etc it's all changing over here now.

Good luck OP but isn't it a bit hypocritical to become a nurse when you're not healthy?

How are you going to find time to study? How are you going to be well enough to study? You're not now so how is is going to be any different then..?

Good luck with it but OP I really think you need to stop b/p first and be a lot healthier than you are now, I know it's hard but I don't think you'd cope with it your body certainly won't. Especially brain, we all know b/p causes brain fog. You're going to have to find concentration you don't have

 

well i'm a senior in high school but taking college classes at a local college as well. actually doing pretty well. it's difficult but definitely not impossible. but i don't think i'd be able to do it without therapy on the side, because that does kinda help, even if i'm still b/ping. i actually find college much easier than high school, but maybe that's just because it's the first year of college... either way, best of luck to you! you can do it friend

 

Good luck OP but isn't it a bit hypocritical to become a nurse when you're not healthy?

Yes it is.

I´m a nurse, and I´m also bulimic, alcoholic and pill popping loser. I think that I´m a big joke for working as a nurse, like how can I take care others when I can´t take care of myself.

 

I'm in the middle of my psych (lol) degree right now and have been able to maintain a high distinction average so far (god knows how).

The combination of my AN B/P and anxiety and depression ensured that I never went to tutorials or lectures for any of my classes. I had my attendance requirement waived, but even so, I was missing out on a lot of content and stuff because I basically taught myself everything. I never even met any of my assigned tute teachers last year, whoops.

I got into a terrible habit of binging whilst studying then taking "purge" breaks. The further into the semester it was, the more stressed/depressed I was and the more frequent and worse my binges were and the "louder" my ED thoughts became.

At least try and not let your studying and grades and stuff become linked to your B/Ping. It's a nightmare when you have a lot of homework, get stressed and B/P more when you should be studying. Plus the guilt. . .

Don't worry about being a hypocrite though, with your chosen profession. There are so many nurses who are rude and ignorant to psych patients, especially those with EDs. You'd be amazing as a nurse with the experiences you've had. And don't worry about not being healthy yourself, because that will eventually resolve and your personal life is irrelevant to your job (as long as you don't faint at work haha).

There's plenty of obese doctors and nurses out there at it sure as hell doesn't worry them that they're not healthy, I've seen nurses and doctors smoking in their breaks, my old psych used to be an alcoholic.

One time I was in a lecture where the lecturer was a oncologist/cancer doctor and he presented an hour on the topic of lung cancer. He then took a smoke break before his next lecture. Just sayin'

 

I'm managing, but only because I'm doing a lame ass humanities subject with no job prospects which only gives me 6 hours a week contact time.
I think if I was doing something full on like nursing I really would struggle. As it is, I'm going to pass with an average 2.1 but if bulimia hadn't taken over my life I could have gotten a first.

 

I have an accommodation that allows me to miss classes. It legally protects me from being marked down on behalf of my absences but I've already dropped a class because I've missed so much. My eating disorder got progressively worse in college. I highly recommend finding an intensive outpatient program and going during the summer before college!

 

I do I'm a master student with pretty good grades in nutrition & health sciences(haha). I try to distract myself from my eating disorder with doing a lot of homework and by being present at all my classes. However when we have exams and there are no classes I tend to get a lot of binges, which sometimes distracts me from learning.I try to be kind to myself these pre-exam days and allow myself a little more.

 

i couldn't handle university and am taking a year+ off atm

but mostly bc of anxiety & depression rather than anything to do with my ED

 

Currently slaying IB and also purging multiple times a day... very tiring though.