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Originally Posted by cryingontheinside
I don't think you would look lazy at all. Yes I think you should tell them . they might offer you some support .
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Thanks a lot! I'm thinking they may be able to offer me some support too, or some tips to deal with it.
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Originally Posted by elevatedsoul
i think your ethic should speak for itself... clearly you are not lazy...
if you feel it would help to discuss it with them then i would do it.. its usually pretty obvious when someone is trying to use something like this as an excuse... ie: they are just not trying and want a get out of jail free pass so to speak...
you're working hard and doing your best to get great grades... so how could they see it as an excuse..? when you hardly miss anything?
its not easy dealing with it alone... maybe they could help you a little even...
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You're right, dealing with these feelings alone is like a recipe for disaster. It's extremely difficult. And you're right, it is very easy to tell when a person is using something as an excuse. I haven't missed any classes since I started going to grad school actually, and I'm almost done with my second year. It's just gotten very tough.
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Originally Posted by qwerty68
You don't have to tell them anything, unless you want to. Since it is causing you difficulty, go to the equal opportunity office and you can get your doctor to fill out a form qualifying you as disabled through the Americans with Disabilities Act. With that registration, that is all you need to tell professors. IIRC, they can't demand specific information. The ADA office will work with you to determine what you need to help you get through school.
The catch is that it can't give you an advantage over other students, it is meant to put you on the same level as everyone else, which you are not right now.
My anxiety issues made it really hard to complete tests on time, so the office was able to get me extra time on testing. I also got extra time for assignments but rarely needed it. I can't tell you what a relief it was to know I had that to fall back on if I needed it. It is the office what determines what you need and the professors have to follow it.
Not only does it give you legal protections, it saves you from having one professor deciding you get one thing and another deciding on something entirely different. I didn't know about this law, until I asked a math professor for more time on tests. He told me he couldn't unless I got an ADA exemption, so it is likely if you go straight to the professor, they will direct you to the ADA office anyway.
Since you are in grad school, telling your advisor specifics can be helpful. It was very helpful in my case. It took me 2 years to complete my thesis and project after my coursework was done. It should have taken me 6 months. To save me money she was able get tuition waived for the required 2 credits needed to be able to work on my thesis and get face time with her.
It really depends on how close you are to your advisor and how understanding you think they will be.
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Oh wow, thanks for telling me about the disabilities office. I always just assumed it was for student with physical disabilities, because professors never mention mental health (which is funny because I'm in school for mental health counseling...). I will look into that and see what they can do. I guess I just feel bad going there. I always feel like I'm being dramatic or making a big deal out of everything, so I try to tough it out, and that sometimes makes things worse. ^___^;;
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Originally Posted by omegalamed
No i wouldn't. If anything i would say that since your seizure you are stressed out easily and harder to focus on your work, is there anything he could compensate you for your medical condition. And leave it at that... blessings and tc
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Well, that's why he gave me the Prozac. The Prozac replaced the Wellbutrin, which was giving me the seizures. Unfortunately the Wellbutrin was working, but the rate side effect was seizures, which I got. So I've been doing a bunch of neurological tests to see if the seizures are related to an underlying problem. I went to go get the Prozac recently but my insurance got cut off. So I will get it next week when it comes back on. I am curious, why wouldn't you say something??