It’s the one thing I’m good enough at that I feel like I can say “I’m really good at this” without lying.

The lowest grade I’ve ever gotten on a paper was an A-, and that was because it was a week and a half late. The prof threatened to fail me but when I turned in my paper they said that wouldn’t be fair given the quality of the paper.

So I’m stressing about my papers right now but not too much. I know my profs for these classes and they think well of me and even if I do need to ask for a small extension I’m sure they’ll grant it. 

I do feel MORE anxious about asking for extensions now than I did last year, before I was Officially-Certified-Disabled, though. Like, I know the idea is that I should feel MORE empowered to ask for extensions, but I actually feel LESS inclined to do so. I’m afraid that any accommodation I ask for will be seen as an “abuse” of the system, even though I’m not asking for anything more than what I had last year - the occasional extension, and a bit of leniency when it comes to attendance.

Bah.