Defining Who I Am

I've faced a good bit of internal challenges that have defined who I am today. From a young age, I have struggled with severe anxiety and, more recently, depression (past 3 years) and disordered eating (past year). The reality of my future has always been a huge question mark followed by intense fear and a vow to never plan what I'm going to do with my life ever again (it never works by the way). However, in my own little world, where I am not afraid, I've dreamed of acting. Television, film, local theatre, anything. I practice monologues in my mirror when everyone else is asleep and daydream and perform make-believe auditions in my head, but I don't have any experience other than that. My goal is to conquer my anxiety by facing my fears head-on …show more content…
I am enrolled in a community college and took 10 college classes in 11th grade instead of high school classes, which I will be doing again next year. I am actually on track to earn my associate's degree in liberal arts and sciences by the time I graduate high school. I have learned so much from this experience and have matured greatly because of it. Even though this is cliche, I have learned that you can do anything you want if you put your mind to it. I've also learned that a door closing in your life means another door is opening to something better, as long as you are open to it. Basically, sometimes things seem really bad and you think life is just full of disappointments, but you just have to remember that 1. you can get through anything if you decide that can can and you will, and 2. something better will always be just around the corner. And, for my last cliche saying (I promise!), "your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth." I have never been the most popular kid in school and I always let myself be defined by what other people thought of