Petition Letter
I am writing this petition to have some of my courses dropped from the winter and fall 2021 terms. During this time, I experienced a traumatic experience that spiralled into a severe eating disorder. Last year, I showed significant improvement in my condition, but still struggled to manage every day tasks which led to the delay in submitting a petition. During the 2021 school year, up until the 2022 and 2023 school years I continued to struggle with the inability to eat or keep food down without feeling extremely nauseous and anxious. Furthermore, I was also admitted into the hospital in 2021 for a suicide attempt, and have attempted to take my life since this time. Despite struggling immensely, I have shown significant improvement and have sought professional help. While I continue to struggle daily from my condition, I have continued with therapy, displaying my commitment to getting better. My eating disorder impacted my life immensely in the year 2021, as I weighed only around 90 pounds. I was unable to partake in regular self care, and would get sick frequently. I was unable to walk around the house or shower without being on the verge of passing out, and lost some of my cognitive abilities because of a lack of nutrition. With the help of therapists and other medical experts I have begun to recover, however, this has been a very long process as I suffer from a type of eating disorder that is not well understood. Rather than being from a lack of self-esteem, my eating issues are subconscious and triggered from extreme stress and other environmental factors. I would like to continue my education and my healing and I believe this petition is possibly the beginning of a fresh start for myself, as I have recently recovered and am dedicated to continuous recovery, as issues like this do not just