hi , so i wanted to take a leave of absence for school right? and they requested a letter because i just told them blankly that i wasn’t doing well and that i needed a break from school. which kind of understandable until they got weird about it. 

they demanded that they know what illness i have and why that constitutes me taking an LOA.

other people i know who have taken an LOA from my school didn’t need to write a letter.

so i wrote them a letter being like , i’m not doing well mentally . cause my bipolar is none of their fucking business and they don’t need my exact diagnosis, plus bipolar has such a stigma around it that i’m so afraid of getting kicked out of school because of it. 

they basically came back saying , well we all have anxiety issues so unless you can provide medical paperwork that says you have mental issues you need to suck it up . and that i was “being too vague” and they wanted to know what i was specifically “suffering from”

it’s just upsetting me because i really need to take this LOA and they wrung me into telling them about my bipolar.

something about this felt wrong and i feel really guilty right now .. 

has anyone had a similar experience??