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- 3y
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- 3y
If you want to challenge yourself, write out the entire paper by hand without correcting any imperfections and turn it in. Exposures like that are the way to overcome your theme. However, if you're still working up to an exercise of that caliber, write your professor an email. Politely explain your disorder, maybe send a link to an article explaining it (I think NOCD has an article on the Just Right theme...) and ask if he'd be willing to make an exception or at least work with you (extend the due date, accept the paper partially written out/partially digitally, etc.). I know it's intimidating, but speaking as someone who has had to negotiate a lot with professors about class attendance because of covid (a family member of mine is immunocompromised), many instructors are much more sympathetic than you would think, and if you're genuinely trying to complete all the work but are running into obstacles that aren't your fault, they're often more than willing to work with you. If he's still uncompromising after receiving your email, I would consider reaching out to either the disability services or general student services department; I imagine they would be willing to help you figure something out.
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- 3y
I tried to challenge myself by writing out the entire assignment by my own handwriting without correcting any single imperfections or even without correcting alot of imperfections but it didn't work out and i even started crying because it didn't work out ! Now even if i want to challenge myself again i don't have time because it's completely impossible for me to write more than 70 papers by my own handwriting in two days! One paper takes from me more than 30min even when there's a draft! I'll talk to him and i hope he understands... Why do you think that i strongly feel that I'm lying ?
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- 3y
@BeesanYusuf If your school has a disabilities resource center, i encourage you to meet with one of their staff. They will give u accommodations while u work on your mental health. But, u likely wont be able to use the accommodations until next semester. So definitely talk to your professors for now. The thought that you are "lying" sounds like its part of an obsessive thought.
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- 3y
you aren’t lying love. Ocd makes you doubt everything, even the legitimacy of your ocd. The idea of turning in your digital final and a few pages you’ve hand written sounds like a great idea. Of course message your professor and let us know how it goes!
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- 9w
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