Hello everyone, I am 23, originally born in Portugal and raised in south of england. I am new to all of this, but for the past 2 years I have suffered from depression, that depression made me think back on how it all went wrong, on what I had done with my life. I'm very impulsive but I got a lot to share, I have always liked writing although this is my first time ever actually writing something this big or sharing with other people. I write because I enjoy it, it makes me think better when I write things, makes me feel better and when I start it's like I can't stop. So the other day I thought, I have lived such a "different" dramatic life, there's series on Netflix with stories "similar" to mine and those type of series are always a big hit on Netflix, people relate to the stories specially kids or young adults, so why not write my story, not only for me to understand myself better but also to share all my mistakes, hopefully it will help some people too. I feel more inspired than I have ever been, and that should be a good sign I hope. I'm new to this but hopefully I will make some friends here along my journey, get some help from you guys and who knows maybe in a while even help some new people who are starting.
Many of us use writing as a therapy. It sort of works but can also introduce its own complications when we get stuck or hit a speed bump. Anyway, welcome and you're in good company here.
