Any Nurses Dealing with Eating Disorder Recovery?

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Just wondering if any nurses are trying to recover from an eating disorder? If so how do you keep up with everything while at work?

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Specializes in ER volunteer.

How about nursing students?

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I am. Its a struggle everyday, but i thank God for the opportunities he has already set forth for me! I pray everyday although i still battle!! How about you?

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Specializes in LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing.

Yep, anorexia and bulimia. I'm doing really well now, but the first 4ish years as a nurse were rough. It was really hard for me to stay focused on what I needed to be doing instead of how many calories I was burning or how I could make my coworkers think I had eaten. EDs are a hell I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

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Specializes in PDN; Burn; Phone triage.

I mostly get annoyed because my coworkers are both skinnier than me and eat healthier than me, at least these days.

/works with a lot of borderline anorexic/EDNOS folks

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Specializes in ER volunteer.

sometime having something other than calories to focus on is helpful, but sometimes the stress brings out unhealthy behaviors...

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