College And Ptsd

[Renegade26]

I am about to finish up my first year at college. It was okay, but my PTSD keeps coming out of no where and it makes it really difficult. I have to leave classes a lot or sometimes I fall into bouts of depression after a trigger happens. It gets really embarrassing because my professors do not understand and get frustrated at me. People have told me to get accommodations for next year, but I am so hesitant because I feel like it's just me. Does that sound weird? I guess what I am asking is for those of you in college or who were in college that with PTSD, how did you go about it? Is it worth talking to disability services and trying to get accommodations? Or is it better not to...? Many thanks <3

 

[joeylittle]

Hi @Nataila 049 - it's always better to talk to disability services, register yourself, and get accommodations. Even if you end up never needing to use them, doing so will give you the options you might need. Not doing so, leaves you and your professors in a bad situation. They can't make adjustments for you themselves without often creating all sorts of other problems.

Id really encourage you to go forward with seeking accommodations.

 

[EveHarrington]

Why do you think that it's just you?

Don't you deserve to have the same opportunities as everyone else?

(Most people don't deal with PTSD which by definition----you must have a decrease in functionality to have PTSD. So isn't it fair for you to get extra assistance if you need it?)

 

[DarkQuartile1]

I am about to finish up my first year at college. It was okay, but my PTSD keeps coming out of no wh...

Yes you really should get accommodations and file the paperwork. Even if it turns out you don't need it, at least you have a resource available to you. I'm considering doing it next year. Right now the only way it affects my school is that I go for stretches where I can't concentrate and can't get my homework done, but usually I can patch that up.