I am Mys.Tree, is the 'expression' of my feelings around identity and labels, thoughts that I find difficult to verbalise in a social setting; the mask afforded me confidence. I am an extremely emotionally expressive person with an 'atypical character' borne I believe through childhood trauma. When you are not acknowledged as a child and your expression is deemed as being socially unacceptable you do not grow up with confidence as to who you are. I escaped in books and multi faceted creativity, The Shadow Show was something I did as a child. 
I also possess a very academic brain, something that was also not acknowledged in childhood, so I walked out into the world believing that I was unworthy and not very academic. 
Another social failing was my inability to choose just one path as a career, I was just too curious about things and really loved learning and trying out new things.
Being emotionally abandoned as a child, and somewhat isolated, made it very difficult for me to socialise or join a group. I always felt like an outsider, however, I walked through the streets with a very open and non judgemental mind and it is here that I acknowledge how much the conversations I had; the stories I heard; the Graffiti and slogans I saw on the streets; the teachings in the music which carried our ancestral stories within; all formed my real Education; and the benefits of working in different environments; different mediums; I believe is paramount to my problem solving skills, critical thinking, adaptability and emotional intelligence, and as I broke free from societies expectations, I realised that I could do anything if I put my mind to it.
I now know that anything is possible.