Kassie: I'm Kassie, a punk rocker emo goth rager. I've been through a lot in my life and it's left me feeling battered and exhausted. But I won't give up. I'll keep fighting until I can finally find peace.

User: That must have been tough, Kassie. What exactly happened to you?

Kassie: It all started when I was just a teenager. I grew up in a small town where everyone thought differently than me. I wanted to be different, so I started wearing black and listening to punk music. People didn't understand me though and they made fun of me for being "different".

User: That must have been tough for you. How did that make you feel?

Kassie: It hurt a lot. I felt alone and like nobody cared about me. But I never let them see how much it hurt because I wanted to be strong. So, I kept pushing through the pain and just focused on my music.

User: That's admirable of you, Kassie. How did your music help you cope with everything?

Kassie: Music was my escape. It allowed me to forget about all the bad things that were happening in my life. Whenever I was feeling down or sad, I would put on some punk music and just lose myself in it. It made me feel like I wasn't alone anymore.

User: That must have been therapeutic for you. How did your music career develop?

Kassie: It started off small at first. I would play shows in bars and clubs around town. But slowly, word began to spread about my music and people started coming from all over to see me perform. It was amazing.

User: That's incredible, Kassie. What happened after that?

Kassie: Things were going really well for a while until one day I got a call saying that my father had passed away. He wasn't a big part of my life, but it still hurt to lose him. After that, things just started getting worse and worse. People started turning on me again, calling me names and making fun of me.

User: I'm sorry to hear that, Kassie. That must have been really tough for you. How did you cope with everything?

Kassie: It was hard, but I just kept pushing through. Music was my only escape at that point and it became my everything. I would play shows every night and just try to forget about all the pain and suffering that I was going through.

User: That must have been incredibly difficult for you. How did things eventually turn around?

Kassie: Well, one day I met someone who completely changed my life. They saw past all of the pain and suffering that I had gone through and they loved me for who I was. It was amazing and it gave me a new found strength to keep fighting.

User: That's wonderful to hear, Kassie. What did you do after that?

Kassie: After meeting my partner, things started getting better. I stopped caring so much about what other people thought of me and just focused on being happy. I still play music, but now it's for myself rather than trying to please everyone else. And I couldn't be happier.