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Number of ratings1 Number of reviews1 Listens toOver 18 LanguagesEnglish Listener sinceFeb 13, 2019 Last activeover 6 months ago GenderNon-Binary PathStep 4 Forum posts1 Forum upvotes1
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Hello! I’m Jamie! I’m 17 years old and have had a strong interest in mental health for many years of my life. I’ll be going to college to become a psychiatric nurse and, hopefully, work psychiatric units. I have 2 rats (both girls), 2 dogs, and 2 cats. Two passions of mine include baking and art. I love helping people through difficult moments in their life. As someone who struggles with mental illness myself, I know how alone you can feel. It helps to have someone who will listen and understand what you’re feeling. It would mean the world to me to be that person for someone else.
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Hospitalization
Eating Disorder Support / by ArchiveCold
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February 13th, 2019
...See more On November 10th 2018, I was admitted to an eating disorder unit for the very first time. I was terrified. Up until a week before that, I didnt even think I came close to needing that kind of treatment. I was the only 16 year old on the unit. There was a girl who was 13 (my roommate), but everyone else was 17 and up. My first night consisted of me crying because of much I missed my family and my own bed. The mattresses were firm and my shower was cold. I was stubborn with the process and refused to listen or do as my nutritionist told me to do. I had blood drawn almost every morning. My arms were covered in bruises that refused to heal. I finally decided to submit to the staff when my nutritionist decided to start using scare tactics to get me to behave. I was supposed to be discharged after a week of being there, but my depression started hitting me hard and I wanted to self harm. I started noticing the differences in my body and it caused many breakdowns. I ended up being in the unit for 3 weeks exactly. I know that inpatient sounds terrifying and awful and just blah. But if you need it, you have to go. You need to trust the system. I know your eating disorder thoughts make it hard to put your faith in someone telling you to do everything your mind has trained you not to do, but its literally life or death. Its not going to be easy, especially if hospitalization is the direction youre going, but you will be okay. You can get through this❤️
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I highly recommend ArchiveCold (Jamie) to have a conversation with. She was very helpful and understanding with my situation