Hi there, my name is Emily McDonnell, I am 16 years old and I am an IB student in the 11th grade. Many of you know me for my TFIOS fanfiction. I want to put it out there now, I'm done with that. I know many of you enjoy it but I've outgrown it and I would like to write something else. I hope you stick around and are patient, I'm a very busy person and won't have much time for writing but I'd like to try. It's therapeutic in a sense for me and I haven't explored it as much as I"d like. I have to deal with school, (IB is hard, lotta work) a school play (Currently Farenheit 451), work (just had orientation for scare acting at F.I., I also babysit), tennis and some clubs. I have a lot going on in my life and I'd like to share my stress in a healthier way. A little more context that'll also tell you a little about me. I struggle with depression, I take medication (recently began) but I still struggle with the feelings sometimes and everyday life. In the past I did some very unhealthy things and I want to steer myself away from that. I'm trying to better myself for my future and put my feelings out there. I struggle to get them out with the people I know a lot, as things like this are not an easy subject to talk about with people. I know what it feels like to be falling into a hole. There never is a bottom, you can always fall deeper. It's about at what point you begin to go back up. I can't help the way I feel, so I just want to do my own thing. (btw if there's anyone out there who is struggling and doesn't have anyone they feel like they can talk to, I'll listen. I don't judge, I'm friendly and understanding and I know what it's like to have a hard time bringing up a conversation. I'm open to whatever anyone needs.) Additional info about me: I really enjoy sewing, I'm a huge theatre nerd with a dream of getting my BFA and MFA in acting and costume design. I want to write about my story so I can better make sense of my struggles and feel a little bit better about my life