I am a 31-year-old Dancer, I used to perform in Musical Theatre and within the Dance Industry. In 2012 I had to give up my performing career due to a severe level of anxiety, depression and low confidence – of which I suffered in silence for from a very young age.
I come from a family that does not talk about feelings, depression or anything related to this subject. My dad suffers with type 1 diabetes and when I was just 4 years old, I saved his life when he took an overdoes of his medication.
I called an ambulance, got help and saved him. My Mum and I have a lot of similarities but also very much clash – she’s a very tough and a strongly opinionated person, however did everything she could to give me what I needed growing up.
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