Petition Letter
Dear the Associate Dean of Studies,
I am appealing to the Faculty of Arts and Science¿¿s decision that I must withdraw from my undergraduate studies for one year.
Beginning in mid-November and continuing throughout the rest of my year at Queen¿¿s, it had become apparent to me that I¿¿ve been dealing with a form of social anxiety disorder known as social phobia. This form of anxiety and fear that I began to deal with led to a tremendous academic downfall due to the fact that I began having intense fears of my peers and how they would perceive me in everyday life; thereby leaving me unable to attend classes on an unfortunately continual basis due to overwhelming anxiety. Through my paralyzing anxiety of being in social environments, the result if I were to try and put myself in a room with people I didn¿¿t know would be significantly uncomfortable for me; either leaving me unable to go through the classroom door, panicking and shaking on the spot, or getting an uncontrollable itch and rash all throughout my body if I stayed. The concluding result was me being unable to attend tutorials due to the intimate setting with people I had no real relationship with that left me having a panic attack and heading back to my dorm room every time I attempted to go to one of them. Other effects I would have on each attempt would be shakiness, itching throughout my entire body, and an underlying fear present within me.
I am appealing to the Faculty of Arts and Science¿¿s decision that I must withdraw from my undergraduate studies for one year.
Beginning in mid-November and continuing throughout the rest of my year at Queen¿¿s, it had become apparent to me that I¿¿ve been dealing with a form of social anxiety disorder known as social phobia. This form of anxiety and fear that I began to deal with led to a tremendous academic downfall due to the fact that I began having intense fears of my peers and how they would perceive me in everyday life; thereby leaving me unable to attend classes on an unfortunately continual basis due to overwhelming anxiety. Through my paralyzing anxiety of being in social environments, the result if I were to try and put myself in a room with people I didn¿¿t know would be significantly uncomfortable for me; either leaving me unable to go through the classroom door, panicking and shaking on the spot, or getting an uncontrollable itch and rash all throughout my body if I stayed. The concluding result was me being unable to attend tutorials due to the intimate setting with people I had no real relationship with that left me having a panic attack and heading back to my dorm room every time I attempted to go to one of them. Other effects I would have on each attempt would be shakiness, itching throughout my entire body, and an underlying fear present within me.