u/number93bus

*just venting* I used an online doctor service, you can put all the symptoms in and then they get back to you with a call. I need a medical cert for college because I have assignments due which I can't do/concentrate on bc of my pmdd symptoms.
I also have an overdue assignment which was due 2 days ago (and I can only apply for extensions for things due after the med cert) and so I need to get this assignment done already because each day late is 10% penalty, but the problem is that now I'm waiting for the cert for my other symptoms I ofc can't execute anything while I'm stuck in "waiting mode" because of ADHD. I woke up so early to do this assignment today and was all motivated but now 6 hours have passed and I still am just staring at my screen waiting for an update from the med service.
Of course the two things combined make me absolutely useless each month and of course my pre-period week aligns with finals.
FML.

I'm not kidding. I have money. I need a break from all these assignments.

I am in my PMDD hell week. My symptoms usually start from 9-8 days out and I'm on 6 to go currently. I'm a uni student and I have 5 things due in the next 10 days, and I'm literally not coping, I need a certificate.

I know I'm eligible for one because my condition is diagnosed, and its a genuine medical condition as we all know, but I can't go back to the doctor who diagnosed me (they're interstate) and I'll have to go somewhere new.
I don't feel like I deserve anything right now, the big feels are hitting, I can't stop crying, and I'm not sleeping... and I don't know how to go to a doctor I've never seen before to try to justify (beg) for a certificate that I need for a whole week, and for a condition they may/may not have even heard of. I don't want to talk too much or be seen as dramatic, but I literally am dramatic right now.

I need the certificate for uni to apply for an extension, because quite frankly I know that nothing in the world is going to help me get my assignments done while dealing with all the physical, mental, and emotional symptoms of PMDD. I'm so stressed, it's finals in the exact same time and I feel like a failure of course. I can't just ask for a cert for a day or two, I know myself, I do this monthly, and my symptoms are physical also. But to go to find a new doctor, to even shower and put on clean clothes at the moment tbh, let alone try to convince them of what I need. It's so hard. I lamost can't be bothered but I don't know what to say to them if I do go.

Sorry for the all over the place half venting post. I'm not having a good time.