CJH86
03-04-09, 19:27
Hi, would really really appreciate some opinions of this :)
Im at university and over the xmas holiday period i had a lot of stress with my sister being ill and my nan being committed. I suffered a massive relapse in my panic disorder and anxiety, probably not helped by the stress. Consequently i was on high doses of benzos for a couple of months and barely able to leave the house at times, panic attacks constantly, unable to concentrate, exhausted. The problem was i had some university coursework due in and i handed it in a week late......i did the proper thing by requesting an extension from my personal advisor (who said at the time ok) then sending a medical cert (was signed off for a month) and filling out the correct forms however etc etc
....well this week i found out they had denied my request and i get zero marks in my coursework, obviously i was very upset and baffled as i thought they couldn't say no to a medical cert? :weep:I tried to send an email and sort this out informally but i was told my advisor wouldnt budge on the matter and id have to make a formal appeal i.e. stand up infront of a board of people and explain myself, which will be very upsetting for me...and not good for my anxety!!
Now imagine how i felt when i found out today another girl who had a bad cold was given an extension and another friend of mine was when she didnt even have a med cert (she just emailed and asked for one!)....its kinda starting to make me think as my Dr's Cert was not covering a 'physical' condition i haven't been given any leeway, well thats how it seems:mad:
One more thing, and i did mention this to a fellow anxiety sufferer earlier today who thought this wasnt good (but i didnt read into it at the time)...well last year i was on a smallish dose of diazepam (2mg) to keep me calm and i was told by the same personal advisor (mentoned above) that i shouldnt do my laboratory sessions untill i was off the diazepam due to 'health and safety'?!...although coming to think of it we wern't doing anything that could have been dangerous and i said i wasnt affected by drowsiness:shrug:
Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this, im in an absolute state about it and think it seems really unfair...and way too much extra stress during the exam period x
Im at university and over the xmas holiday period i had a lot of stress with my sister being ill and my nan being committed. I suffered a massive relapse in my panic disorder and anxiety, probably not helped by the stress. Consequently i was on high doses of benzos for a couple of months and barely able to leave the house at times, panic attacks constantly, unable to concentrate, exhausted. The problem was i had some university coursework due in and i handed it in a week late......i did the proper thing by requesting an extension from my personal advisor (who said at the time ok) then sending a medical cert (was signed off for a month) and filling out the correct forms however etc etc
....well this week i found out they had denied my request and i get zero marks in my coursework, obviously i was very upset and baffled as i thought they couldn't say no to a medical cert? :weep:I tried to send an email and sort this out informally but i was told my advisor wouldnt budge on the matter and id have to make a formal appeal i.e. stand up infront of a board of people and explain myself, which will be very upsetting for me...and not good for my anxety!!
Now imagine how i felt when i found out today another girl who had a bad cold was given an extension and another friend of mine was when she didnt even have a med cert (she just emailed and asked for one!)....its kinda starting to make me think as my Dr's Cert was not covering a 'physical' condition i haven't been given any leeway, well thats how it seems:mad:
One more thing, and i did mention this to a fellow anxiety sufferer earlier today who thought this wasnt good (but i didnt read into it at the time)...well last year i was on a smallish dose of diazepam (2mg) to keep me calm and i was told by the same personal advisor (mentoned above) that i shouldnt do my laboratory sessions untill i was off the diazepam due to 'health and safety'?!...although coming to think of it we wern't doing anything that could have been dangerous and i said i wasnt affected by drowsiness:shrug:
Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this, im in an absolute state about it and think it seems really unfair...and way too much extra stress during the exam period x