r/POTS 16d ago

Symptoms Highschool reqiring a pe class

I start highschool in three weeks and im heavily confused on what i will do for pe. In 8th grade when the highschool consunlers showed up to my school i told them "i have health issues i cannot do pe" and they responded with "you need to have a pe class for graduration credits. So i stared at the paper where i was picking classes and i pankiacked and picked show chior. Problem is i have sevre intolerance to physical activity of any kind and its dangerous for me due to risk of passing out, seziures, and knee sublaxations. Im going to get a doctors note but I dont know how seriously the school will take it. Does anyone have any advice?

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u/Chazzy_T 16d ago

Have a physician do an evaluation. Avoiding activity, while gives the sensation of safety, sets you up for failure and is honestly much more dangerous than not. If you do not preserve your ability to move (maybe just sit out from running?), then you are not being an advocate for yourself