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extenuating circumstances

i have buIimia, enough said, not diagnosed but i purge several times a day and have told a teacher in the past and i rlly think it has negatively impacted some of my exam performance. do exams still consider this as an extenuating circumstance even tho i'm not diagnosed :/ lol. i felt like passing out in 99% of my exams i just dont know what to do.

Reply 1

profreshional

this sucks im so sorry ☹ are you doing exams currently or next year? also have you had bulimia for a while (before you exams started) or in the middle? i have health conditions myself which affected energy levels and attendance and whilst i was able to get support/ exemptions/ special considerations for GCSEs since thats when it started, i couldn't get as much for A Levels due to the long period of time ive had them

Reply 2

profreshional

i don't know much about bulimia (im the opposite- im emetophobic lol) but if something does happen during the exam e.g. you pass out, i do believe you're able to apply (either for absent or disadvantaged)? this is from the aqa site, i don't know how much this helps, sorry
https://www.aqa.org.uk/exams-administration/special-requirements/special-consideration

Reply 3

ghaloasjmnasj

Original post by profreshional

i’m currently doing my exams, only got one left. i never reached out for help before and i hate myself for it because extra time or special considerations wouldve helped me tremendously😕 and no i havent passed out or anything but i have asked teachers to put me in the corner of the exam room but i lied and said because it was of anxiety (not acc a lie) but mainly its because i do fear passing out and id rather pass out in a corner or something than in the middle of the hall. also your comment about being the opposite of me made me giggle lol. thank u for ur response 🙂

EDIT: no the buIimia isn’t a recent thing, have had it for a year now, but my ed has been with me for 4 years