My name is Grace Emilie, Millie is fine. I have Autism, ADHD and Anxiety. Why am I telling you this? Because it is important to end the stigma behind mental health and disability. To be entirely honest I don't know where I'm going with this but it's supposed to be a way of getting to me so I'm going to keep writing. Musical Theatre is everything to me, one day I would like to play Veronica Sawyer (Heathers) Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family) and Janis Sarkisian (Mean Girls). Singing, acting, dancing, reading and writing are, for me, a kind of therapy. It allows me to forget about things I wish I didn't remember and it's nice to be able to release all the emotions inside of me when I'm rehearsing. When I write I am taking from my own life, but I guess everyone does that. I doubt anyone will ever read what I write but I need to get it out there for my own sake, I need an outlet. As I am writing this my anxiety is skyrocketing. It's telling me to delete every word on this page, every word I've ever written. But I'm not going to. Because if there is even the slightest chance that someone like me, someone who begins to shake and feels as if they're going to be sick every time they publish a story or a chapter, then I am going to take that chance. I am a bisexual girl with autism and ADHD, both of which are still considered to only show up in boys, and really bad anxiety. I don't care if people call me names. We will never end the hate and bigotry if we don't speak up. Everyone, no matter their gender, sexuality, colour of their skin, how much money they have, where they live, mental health, disability, or age, deserves to be supported.
Was that too much? I kind of just started typing and didn't stop.
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