failed first year .

have just got my exam resit marks back and seen that I have failed by 0.9%, I got 39.1% when you needed 40%, I have been looking at progression and it shows that I definitely will not be able to progress but I was just wondering if it was worth fighting this because I didnt fail due to lack of trying, I had been suffering with my mental health for the past year, since I started the course and have mentioned it to my tutor a few times and seen a doctor about it twice. what should I do about this because i dont feel comfortable discussing this with anyone becasue the last person professional i spoke to about it told me i was lying because i seemed happier than most people in my positiona nd it has put me off

Threeportdrift is right; you do need to be willing to disclose your circumstances to the right people.

I have a friend at uni who is in a similar situation and I was surprised by how understanding and lenient the university was. I would be very, very surprised if your university wasn't as willing to give you another chance given your situation, especially as you only fell short by such a small margin.

Even if they won't let you continue, I imagine they will let you repeat first year. That is of course not the ideal situation, but it's a solution.

This isn't the end. You can and will bounce back.

What happened with your friend? I am just scared theyre gunna tell me im making it up and that its not real because then i would have wasted the whole year with this thing that wasnt even real and that sucks more than failing in my eyes :/, i mean what if i am just looking for an excuse for my failure and all this is my brain telling me that its been there when it really hasnt even and im just wanting to not admit to myself that i was a terrible student who didnt try as hard as i should have!