Throughout my whole life, I’ve pretty much done things on my own. Being number three of four meant that I didn’t get much attention. Being average at school meant I blended into the background. And being a strong and motivated person means that I can get most things sorted myself. But I didn’t make that choice. It’s been thrust upon me and I’ve had to adapt to survive.
I can pick out so many scenarios where I could have benefited from more support. I was bullied in school and nothing was really done about it until I came home in soaking wet clothes after the little shits had made my uniform wet whilst I was doing PE. I ended up at a shitty college on a crappy degree course because no one supported me or helped me understand UCAS applications. I was forced into going back into hospital with my…
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