Cramming and trying to learn as much as possible but dealing with mundane life too?

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I'm 18 and female.

I wasted two years of my life basically with an eating disorder and I am trying to make up for it and take advantage of life. I am trying to learn as much as possible and experience as much as I can.

But also I am trying to get into college, dealing with getting a job, my family, pets boyfriend and personal interests. And recovering from my eating disorder. I do smoke pot to help me concentrate and eat normal and it helps a lot.

But I feel worn out mentally lately, I'm still cramming though and trying to catch up with life and I just feel like there is so much to do at once and I am on and off exhausted really badly.

How do I cope aside from determination which is beginning to fail me.

Valleycat1 · Answer

Prioritize and try to see what you can back off on for now.  Think long term, not just short term. You do not have to make up for all the lost time all at once.  It took you awhile to get into this situation so plan on it taking time to get back on track.

Maybe some of the personal interests could go on hold, or ask family members to take up some of the pet time, for example.  Figure out how much time you have in a day, giving yourself a reasonable amount of sleep.  Then schedule as much as you can (time spent on applications, boyfriend time, etc) and write it down in a calendar, maybe a calendar app that will send you reminders so you do not have to spend as much mental energy keeping track of your schedule.  If you feel overwhelmed now, how are you going to cope when you are in college and holding down a job?  No one can keep up a cramming type schedule for very long without burning out completely.

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Cramming and trying to learn as much as possible but dealing with mundane life too?

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