As awareness of metal health issues increases, I feel more able to share this story. It is loosely based on the truth although names have been changed for privacy reasons. It focuses on my struggles with social anxiety, and later, depression, looking at how they started and why they progressed. Writing this has helped me come to terms with them, and truly understand what is going on in my head. If you are suffering with these things then know, you are not alone.All Rights Reserved