How do I get an ESA letter?
Hi! I’m not sure if this is the right thread to post on but hopefully it is lol.
Also it’s pretty late so sorry if I made any spelling mistakes or this seems scattered.
So I just moved to college after living at home my entire life, I graduated high school 2 years early and I’m at college 1 1/2 years early, so a lot of the people here are way older than me. I haven’t been struggling like super bad, but my anxiety has been super high lately and I’ve had a headache since I moved in (like 4 days straight now) and my sleep schedule has been messed up. I know my dog and I are best friends, but I couldn’t bring him because of college housing rules (my college doesn’t do dorms, only college approved apartments). My dog really helped with my anxiety, and I helped with his (he would literally bolt to my room whenever he was scared, and he would wake me up every morning by laying on top of me for pets). I really really miss him, and I know he would help me feel happier, more safe, and more comfortable, which would then help with my anxiety.
I don’t have a doctor, or therapist, or anything like that really, which is why it’s so hard to get an ESA letter. I know they sell them online, but I don’t think those are like super trustworthy, and it’s kinda taking the easy way out?
I’m not diagnosed with anxiety, but I do know that I have a lot of it and I don’t have very good ways of managing it. I guess I’m just wondering what the steps are to getting an ESA letter as a 17 yr old, without the help of a parent (because my parent is in a different state and she obviously couldn’t come to the appointment with me if she’s not here lol). I am officially diagnosed with dyslexia if that would make any difference (my mom thought that would be relevant, but my dog can’t read for me so I don’t think that would be very helpful 😂) I think I just need to get it over with and be diagnosed with anxiety tbh
I’m not sure if I talk to the housing first or find a therapist or what because I just need the fastest and cheapest way to do this, I can’t afford to pay more than like $200 for this right now.
Please let me know the steps to doing this truthfully and honestly and thanks for reading if you made it this far!