Rebekah Paige

I'm 27. I have purple hair. I love makeup, mermaids, and unicorns. I work with dogs and I have my own dog who helps immensely with my depression and anxiety.  I took creative writing in high school for three years and I took a creative writing class in college. I was an English major but I switched to Psychology because it fascinates me. I won a contest twice as a 13 and 14 year old and was published. I have always written dark material and I was sent to the guidance counselor's office weekly in high school for what I wrote. I was a very depressed, angry teenager because of what my father did to me. I was clinically diagnosed with depression at 16. I have tried many times to live without anti-depressants, but I would end up feeling suicidal. I've admitted myself  to the hospital twice because I wanted to kill myself but I didn't want to do that to my loved ones. Therapy and medication has helped me an immeasurable amount. I want to help people who have been through a lot, too. I am in the process of writing a book about my war with depression, my abusive childhood, and my health issues which resulted in a breakdown and a suicide attempt. I didn't think I could come back from everything I had done. I lost my way and I thought there was no way I could ever be happy again. Well, I made it! I am happy and I got a job working with dogs. I've become a bubbly, upbeat person who is glad to be alive. I still feel the crushing guilt of my suicide attempt. I had been awake for 5 days and was very sick to my stomach (I have health issues) and I had a breakdown. I NEVER would have tried to leave my loved ones if I had been in my right mind.  I write poems and stories to deal with things I am going through, so let me know what you think! :)