WalkingBread

I love nursing school. I truly do. It's made me a very busy and rather poor person, which I expected. I have been struggling with some tough mental health issues and I'm worried it's going to affect my school work. I have problems with an eating disorder, body dysmorphia apparently, anxiety, depression, probably a mosaic of other problems that come with that combination. It gets to the point where I feel physically terrified in my classrooms because I'm afraid everyone will see how ugly I am. I know as a nurse I've got to grow a thick skin. So far I've toughed it out and not missed a single class, but it's exhausting to put on a brave face all day, then come home and cry for two hours and have an anxiety attack, then go study. I get enough sleep and eat as well as I can but it's a small chip in a big rock of problems. To all the nurses who also struggle with mental disorders, what do you do for yourself? How do you cope?