Earlier this week I shared my story about how I started writing. Today I will be giving the full gist about how it all started. So without further ado, let me dive right into it.
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I can't say the exact age I started telling stories because ever since I began to realize myself as a person with memories of things I have done, I have told myself stories. I have a lot of unwritten stories to tell, some of which will take a lifetime to write because of how much my mind keeps generating episodes upon episodes. When I was younger my parents would often make fun of how I tell my stories. This is because I don't really tell anyone but myself I mean who has time to listen to a child tell silly stories.
I discovered I had always been emotionally drawn to storylines, I love intense action in my fiction with a touch of the supernatural and unimaginable events. Although I don't cry when watching movies, I have cried several times when writing or telling a story. I remember when I was about 11 years of age, I told myself a story of the agony of a boy who climbed to fame. I cried several times in the process of composing that story which took at least a year to fully narrate and arrange in my head. One time my dad had to wake me up from my sleep during one of my episodes because I was crying in my sleep and he did not understand what was making me cry.
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I did it then just for the fun of it and I never knew writing them was necessary. Anytime I am telling a story, I will get so captivated by it that it makes me uncomfortable around people, I become uncomfortable and try to find my safe haven (till date) If for any reason I can't find my safe haven, I will end up taking a long walk just me and my mind. And if I find my safe haven which is not just a quiet place but also an isolated place where no one cares about me or the things I choose to do, I just end up jumping up and down in the process of trying to get out all the emotions.
My habit of storytelling somehow affects my mood. If I tell sad stories, I might end up feeling sad for the day, and if I tell happy stories, you can only imagine the joy. And I always tell happy stories lol. Today it is seen in my writings, for example early this morning I woke up inspired to write a script of which when I went to theater rehearsals today my script was used for rehearsals. I remember being overwhelmed with all the emotions with goosebumps coming out. I slept over at my friend's house so I woke up to write at his place. I had to go to my own place since it was close just to get a space to express myself without distractions or having to feel weird about my habit.
Sometimes I wish I would stop this habit before I get married as it wouldn't be nice seeing a father and a husband jump around exhibiting different emotions all because of storytelling. But what can I do, I can't stay put to tell a story, it flows better when I am in motion, so many times I get too in motion. As it stands my siblings already make fun of me as that is the only childish habit I exhibit to date, and I am often shy or embarrassed when someone sees me in such a state. But what can I do, I love my stories lol.
