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ill

by emmystarr

i am ill

 

i have                                              DEPRESSION

i have                                              POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

i have                                              GENERAL ANXIETY DISORDER

i have                                              EATING DISORDER NOS

i have                                              PARANOIA

 

but i am also strong

 

i have                                    FRIENDS

i have                                    FAMILY

i have                                    PASSION

i have                                    LOVE

i have                                    REASONS TO LIVE

 

I have reasons to live.

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emmystarr

I am 17, I'm a Mormon, thespian, pianist, singer, amateur violinist,author, playwright, pizza enthusiast, and nutcase. I have major depression, anxiety, paranoia, ED NOS, PTSD, and suicidal thoughts. I love twenty one pilots,theater, Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, Shakespeare, all forms of art, and my dog Stella. Mr. Christian K. Kiley is my drama teacher, mentor, friend, and second father.

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