Thursday, April 16, 2009

fear (un)concentrated

I was diagnosed with anorexia in the summer before 9th grade. Since then I have been told many times I wouldn´t be able to study due to anorexia. I was in treatment 3 times, but I´ve never missed any year of school (however if there was some course called normal teenager´s high school experiences, I would probably fail).

I have never had a problem with combining anorexic behaviours and excessive studying. Now, after almost a year of "real" recovery attempts, I am absolutely SCARED of this years exams. My brain, who has been treated with ketons for years has now overflow of brain food, glucose, fatty acids and neurotransmitter precursors, but it seems now he can´t digest it. I am super nervous, unconcentrated, irritated and anxious about school work. It´s my last pregradual year and the final Exam (eeeeeeeeeeeee) is creeping on. It´s not very motivating.

Maybe it´s unconscious fear of leaving home and making all these scary changes. I am afraid of City which is three times bigger than my current one, loud, intensive, multicultural close ground. I considered smaller city near Switzerland, but the decision is made. I should be uber-happy. However I feel like 5-year old lost in Berlin U-Bahn.

2 comments:

  1. Compulsive studying my whole life gave me GREAT practice for compulsive dieting when senior year rolled around. While I know the "high-achieving anorexic" is an outdated stereotype, I know quite a few who fit that description.

    Somehow I made straight A's my first quarter of college, despite subsisting on carrots and small portions of veggie burgers. But that couldn't have continued for much longer.

    Your brain might be overwhelmed right now - overwhelmed with happiness. "Look and everything I have to work with now! Carbs and proteins and vitamins oh my!" So give it some time - not easy with a deadline looming, I know - and take it slow. Again, not easy, but give it a shot.

    I've got some big decisions coming up, too. I'm trying to think of them as an adventure.

    Lisa

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  2. Hi Lisa, thanks so much for your comment!
    I am determined to continue in nourishing my brain and body! I just don´t understand them sometimes. Apparently, except of feeding them I need to find their language and reconnect with them after almost a decade again.

    I kind of hate decisions, but they remind me I have freedom, which makes me human. And you are right with adventures, they are best treatment for anorexic rigidity.
    I hope your decision will make you happy!

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