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The COVID-19 crisis has caused my mental health to crash and shatter, with my depression reaching one of its highest peaks ever. I& #39;ve hardly left my bed in weeks, just about manage to eat a meal a day, and can& #39;t remember the last time I changed out of my pyjamas. -
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- I can barely function on a day to day basis, let alone find the motivation or willpower to do college work.
On top of that, I have (unmedicated) ADHD, and maintaining a routine as well as having face-to-face classes is imperative in my management of it -
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On top of that, I have (unmedicated) ADHD, and maintaining a routine as well as having face-to-face classes is imperative in my management of it -
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- neither of which is possible anymore. It takes me 4-5 hours to watch a single 40-minute lecture, an entire day or more to write two paragraphs, and that& #39;s assuming I can muster sufficient executive function to even attempt to do either of those things. -
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- I know the disability service exists. I know I can apply for extensions. But unless you move my deadlines to after the pandemic ends, I will not be able to do college work without destroying the scraps of mental health that I have left that are still -
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- relatively intact. Trying to do college work while midst mental breakdown comes at a trade-off; I either read a few pages of a paper or I shower; I either attempt to watch an online lecture or I eat a meal. -
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- I have very limited executive function and effort to expend, and sure, I can choose to expend that on college work, but that will inevitably come at a cost to my mental health.
This is not a trade-off I, or any other student should have to make.
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This is not a trade-off I, or any other student should have to make.
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- Universities should be understanding enough to appreciate that students simply cannot function normally and do college work normally when literally nothing about this entire situation is normal.
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