𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙙: a thread that doesn’t encourage you to starve

1. 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮: i understand this might not be an option for everyone at this very moment, but dealing with school while also dealing with mental health is unsustainable in the long run. you deserve to get better and lead a successful life. please reach out.

if recovery isn’t what you choose for yourself right now, that’s okay. i hope that, eventually, you’ll get there. here are some ways to struggle a little less for now.

2. 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩/𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨, 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜: while this might work for a little while, you will soon become overwhelmed by thoughts about food and hunger that make it impossible to focus. what can you do?

now, obviously, that’s the hard part, right? for studying you need lots of energy! it’s very, very, very hard. that is why i highly suggest you primarily eat foods high in protein and fibre such as eggs, avocados, apples, oatmeal, spinach... (you can find more on google easily)

it is always better to eat a little more than to sit over your books for 3 hours just thinking about how hungry you are and not learning anything, or walking out of a 3 hour lecture knowing you retained no information. don’t waste your time you could have used efficiently.

𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: before studying i love to eat scrambled eggs or oatmeal bowls and my favourite study snacks include pumpkin seeds, grapes, nuts (especially pistachios) and cherry tomatos!

3. 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙚!: look, now, i get it, it’s energy, it suppresses appetite, it’s low to no calories BUT too much can be very harmful to your health! try to limit yourself to a maximum of 2 caffeinated drinks a day. really, pls don’t go over 3

4. 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛: if you cannot get up, maybe take your notes to bed and try to at least read through them there! it’s okay if you cannot study at your desk everyday. you’re struggling and you are still managing to do so amazing!

if you didn’t do as much work as you planned on, that is okay too! if you need to skip a class to rest a little more, that is absolutely okay!!! tomorrow is a new day and maybe you can eat a little more and have a little more energy and do better. rest. don’t push yourself

this is kind of all i have to say, i hope this can maybe help somebody? i am always here, for everyone, if you need to talk, even if we aren’t moots! okay, ily, end of thread <3