Compelling personal reasons

downsouth11

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fishybusiness

I would have thought the mental health team would be best placed to write a statement. Of course this would depend on where you are in their system, and if the treatment plan has been formalised and put in to practice.

In my part of the country the mental health team do work closely with people to 'enable' them to carry on daily life, and I have been involved with a close family member going through similar difficulties. A full diagnosis statement was written, along with explanation of treatment.

have started a long-term treatment plan this year to ensure I won't run into the same problems

Does your treatment plan ensure an end to your difficulties? I am thinking from the angle of things like CBT plus drug therapy to help control anxiety and help learn coping strategies. Not a cure, rather a new plan for coping when things are difficult.

Also, how have university helped? Things like giving you access to quiet areas, allowing you to come in late, and leave a lecture is you feel over anxious, change the rules on minimum attendance without penalty are all possible. It is worth a chat with the student welfare officer/ team, especially as you have support from the mental health team.

downsouth11

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Does your treatment plan ensure an end to your difficulties? I am thinking from the angle of things like CBT plus drug therapy to help control anxiety and help learn coping strategies. Not a cure, rather a new plan for coping when things are difficult.

Also, how have university helped? Things like giving you access to quiet areas, allowing you to come in late, and leave a lecture is you feel over anxious, change the rules on minimum attendance without penalty are all possible. It is worth a chat with the student welfare officer/ team, especially as you have support from the mental health team.[/QUOTE]

Hi, thanks for your reply. I have only been to see the community psychiatric nurse once so far (for an initial assessment). I am due to see her again at the end of this month. She is referring me for CBT, but has said it would be better to wait until I know if I am going to uni or not (i.e if I do get the funding), so I can be referred to a team where I will be studying.
I also have an appointment with the psychiatrist next week, and he is going to go over meds with me then.

I haven't contacted anyone at the uni regarding my problems, to be honest I've been stressing so much about whether or not I will get the funding that I hadn't thought that far ahead. I will send over an email now.

Thanks again for your help

nimbo

I applied for PCR and was awarded the funding for the second year, but not the third (they'd already given me the second years money, and were trying to withdraw it though - I think the fact that they had put me in a difficult situation, when I had given them all the information they needed might have help sway things in my favor I don't know).

I wrote a letter stating the issues that I suffered - this was backed up by a Dr's note (that was very brief, as it was written by my current DR, and my medical records are missing for an 18 month period).

I had a letter from the university that I previously studied at - the lecturer was great and really helpful.

My mother then wrote to my MP on my behalf (she was mad, and they had withdrawn my funding for the 2nd and 3rd years during the second year - so while I was focusing on submitting my 60'000 word portfolio she was apparently spitting bullets on my behalf).

I hope this helps, and good luck. xxxx

TurnUpForTheBooks_2

Good on your Mum nimbo! We just need a thousand more like her plus support of another hundred thousand of good people to co-ordinate the ammo supplies, feed the belts through and keep the barrels cooled/doused while Mums like yours do the firing ! Good luck with everything !