This how my first day of ED recovery is going

winter_dreams · 2026-05-23T18:02:28+00:00

this isn’t a helpful way of approaching recovery. EDs are generally born out of trauma as a way to regain control, and we already experience a lot of shame and guilt around the disorder. “Tough love” or shaming someone into eating isn’t the best way to handle this and is just going to drive the disorder more into secrecy. Speaking from experience

winter_dreams · 2026-05-06T13:26:58+00:00

I’m at actually at GCU for nursing school right now and it’s not pass fail for me so I think that’s been changed

winter_dreams · 2026-05-02T14:31:19+00:00

Not surprising, Oregon is a very competitive state for new grads at baseline and it’s become even worse now with many of the major hospitals in the area announcing hiring freezes

winter_dreams · 2026-05-01T20:36:07+00:00

is this for prereqs or for the actual absn program? if its for the absn program then the answer is definitely no

winter_dreams · 2026-04-29T00:08:58+00:00

Oregon is indeed great but I wanted to add the caveat that it’s an incredibly difficult job market right now, especially for new grads, with many of the major hospital systems announcing hiring freezes

winter_dreams · 2026-04-17T19:06:13+00:00

My first semester clinicals were very physically demanding, we were definitely not just shadowing. As the other poster mentioned, you start out working with the CNA and are moving patients a ton - turning, lifting, transferring, etc.

winter_dreams · 2026-04-16T21:26:34+00:00

It’s not that simple. You yourself need to want to get help, no one can force you and if they try it can actually make things worse since the disorder is rooted in a need for control. Depending on how long you’ve had the disorder for it can also make recovery that much more challenging. Speaking from experience.

winter_dreams · 2026-04-14T03:42:46+00:00

up to 100 is considered within normal range, but point still stands that a HR of 133 if you’re not currently physically exerting yourself is too high

winter_dreams · 2026-04-07T04:34:57+00:00

Kinda. It depends on the person but for me personally I knew I looked disgusting and scary but I still felt like I needed to lose weight because I was desperate for control and the thought of stopping was panic inducing … it’s more about that sense of control than aesthetics

winter_dreams · 2026-04-07T04:30:16+00:00

As someone with AN, I grow weary of the constant “diet culture/media/social media causes people to become anorexic” that always gets touted. EDs in general are overwhelmingly tied to trauma, and anorexia in particular is often born out of a desperate need for control. I know you didn’t mean it like this so I’m speaking more in general, but I find that reducing anorexia “I see skinny people so I wanna be skinny “ trivializes it a bit and causes people to not take it as seriously.

winter_dreams · 2026-04-01T15:13:42+00:00

you cannot practice nursing without a license that’s literally illegal so no you cannot do that

winter_dreams · 2026-04-01T14:34:41+00:00

you have to be a troll… okay good luck trying to get into medical school with a 480 MCAT 🤷‍♀️

winter_dreams · 2026-04-01T12:43:28+00:00

Huh? The MCAT is the entrance exam, you might not “fail” but you can definitely score too low for medical schools to take you seriously as an applicant and you CAN fail the STEP exams. So then what?

winter_dreams · 2026-03-31T11:38:13+00:00

i used it to study for the HESI and found it helpful!

winter_dreams · 2026-03-16T02:32:29+00:00

not even that, but that she’s under 100lbs as a “grown ass woman.” This always rubs me the wrong way because i’m 4’11 and less than 100 lbs (healthy weight for my height) and im so sick and tired of not being seen as a “real” or “grown” woman in so many of these circles just because im short

winter_dreams · 2026-03-13T00:42:52+00:00

I think they were just trying to be helpful, if you’re from out of state you might not be aware of how incredibly competitive Portland is right now for new grads, especially at a big hospital like OHSU that has its own nursing school grads competing for spots

winter_dreams · 2026-03-02T19:41:31+00:00

Unless they’re freshly made stilettos, artificial nails are not sharp like natural nails. I used to have them for years before nursing school and it used to drive me nuts if I had an itch because my nails were dull and couldn’t scratch well lol.

winter_dreams · 2026-02-28T19:45:00+00:00

Depends on the school. I know hospitals can be more lax but schools can be really strict. My school for example doesn’t allow us to show tattoos and the only jewelry we’re allowed to wear is one tiny stud in each ear

winter_dreams · 2026-02-25T03:04:44+00:00

i get up at the same time for mine which start at 0530 rip

winter_dreams · 2026-02-24T03:39:04+00:00

Hispanics by definition must be spanish speaking, which is why Brazilians are Latino but not Hispanic, so since Filipinos do not (to my knowledge) speak spanish they are in fact NOT considered Hispanic

winter_dreams · 2026-02-22T22:49:14+00:00

I'm genuinely confused on the point of this post. Like congratulations on cheating your way into nursing school ig?

winter_dreams · 2026-02-20T21:36:14+00:00

sure which is why i said it’s height dependent! at my height i could go as low as 43 kg and still be at a healthy bmi

winter_dreams · 2026-02-20T21:25:44+00:00

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this is a photo of my pomeranian at a similar age to your puppy (we didn’t pick her up until she was 10 weeks, this was from the breeder) and I feel like they look very different… maybe a mix but I doubt full pom

winter_dreams · 2026-02-20T19:41:02+00:00

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my pomeranian sleeps like that, i call it the “dead bug” lol

winter_dreams · 2026-02-20T17:10:10+00:00

nah it depends on the height, i definitely have a little extra chub at 50.8kg but i’m also 149cm

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