I'm a university student and I'm trying to get through school while dealing with symptoms. I know how scary it sounds to need time off of school, but you can get help and return to school. I thought it was the end of the world last year when I dropped out to go into the hospital, but I made it back.

How small is your program? Do you know your profs? I'm in a very small program and have shared with some of my profs what I'm struggling with, and this means I have people at school looking out for me. Also, does your school have any sort of office for students with disabilities? I was able to talk to specialists there, and work out accommodations for my education, like help with taking notes, consideration for alternate evaluation in the case of disability-related absence, and more time to complete essays. It takes some of the pressure off and helps keep me out of the hospital.