Petition Letter
I am appealing to drop SOCY 211 (Winter, 2018), ECON 111 (Fall, 2018), and PSYC 241 (Fall, 2018) from my Grade Point Average.
My request to appeal these four courses is due to mental health issues.
I have experienced mental health issues from as far back as middle school but repeatedly brushed it off. During the Winter of 2017, I started to experience more severe symptoms of depression and anxiety. These illnesses led me to believe in irrational thoughts, stripped me of motivation to live an enjoyable life, and hindered me from feeling joy. I was profoundly depressed and frequently loathed the cards that I was dealt, but because of my ignorance of mental illnesses, I thought I was just sad. I found the only solution to escape these thoughts was to sleep an excessive amount. I also experienced physical symptoms; Every moment I felt knots in my stomach as if my organs were being tied continuously. I was ignorant about the meaning of mental health and had too much pride to look for help. It almost felt ¿right¿¿ for me to live in an anxious and depressing world just because of situations that occurred to me throughout my life. All of the symptoms that I was feeling prevented me from accomplishing anything as I believed that I was unable and unworthy of achieving success; I thought that doing well in school was utterly useless as my life felt as if it were going downhill regardless.
My request to appeal these four courses is due to mental health issues.
I have experienced mental health issues from as far back as middle school but repeatedly brushed it off. During the Winter of 2017, I started to experience more severe symptoms of depression and anxiety. These illnesses led me to believe in irrational thoughts, stripped me of motivation to live an enjoyable life, and hindered me from feeling joy. I was profoundly depressed and frequently loathed the cards that I was dealt, but because of my ignorance of mental illnesses, I thought I was just sad. I found the only solution to escape these thoughts was to sleep an excessive amount. I also experienced physical symptoms; Every moment I felt knots in my stomach as if my organs were being tied continuously. I was ignorant about the meaning of mental health and had too much pride to look for help. It almost felt ¿right¿¿ for me to live in an anxious and depressing world just because of situations that occurred to me throughout my life. All of the symptoms that I was feeling prevented me from accomplishing anything as I believed that I was unable and unworthy of achieving success; I thought that doing well in school was utterly useless as my life felt as if it were going downhill regardless.