Since the age of 12 I have suffered from Depression and anxiety, I have trouble telling people as since these mental health issues have gone un diagnosed it raises my anxiety even more making me feel that people won't believe me due to this.  

I am scared to tell my parents and get it officially diagnosed as I feel they won't believe me and tell me that I'm stressed from school but this is not the case. Even though it has not been diagnosed my mental health problems are still existent and very real. 

Although my mental health affects me in a negative way such as my social life, it has also helped me greatly. My mental health problems are one of the main reasons that I found a great love for creative writing and English language. I have taken all the negative thoughts and feelings and channeled them into writing fiction stories etc. It is probably one of the main reasons I love doing this so much and why I want to make comics and books for this website for a living, because I can use my weakness to overcome my mental health.

To all those suffering from mental health issues and haven't told anybody yet, please do. Tell someone, weather it be a parent, teacher, friend, significant other or even me. 

You have the ability to do great things by using your mental health in a creative way. Diagnosed and un diagnosed mental health is real. Don't push it under the rug or try to say that killing yourself will solve it. Use these words from the youtuber Jacksepticeye to help you. 

"Whatever you're going through is temporary, suicide is permanent. I believe in you and whatever you are going through you can fight it"

Thank you.