This Post is For You
This post is a change of course from my original message, but needs to be addressed. So - this post is for you.
Yes, you. The beautiful human being reading right now. I see you. I see your beautiful eyes dancing from left to right as you make sense of the combinations of letters on the screen. And I want you to know that you matter.
Over the past 6 months, I have watched many people I love affected by suicide and depression. I have watched wives bury their husbands. Little babies wondering where their father has gone and what they did to deserve to be abandoned. I have watched friends and family mourn and hurt and get angry. Each time I hear of another affected, I feel intense sadness for my loved one who is hurting - Yet no one wants to address the elephant in the room. I will.
Depression is not a highly discussed sickness, yet it takes more lives each year than many common illnesses. If you are reading this right now, I want you to know that no matter what you are feeling right now - your loved ones will feel worse when you are gone.
I was bullied every day in high school. For being fat, for being poor, for not wearing the same clothes every one else did. And it was hard. I didn't want to go to school but I did anyway because it was my only outlet from my home life. You probably had a similar experience, or maybe you were the bully and now are on the outside looking in.
It doesn't matter because you get to choose who you want to be today and how you want to handle what is thrown at you.
If it feels like you are alone in the world, take a step back and look around. There are more people standing there with open arms than meets the eye. Ask someone at work to get lunch. Reach out to a counselor or a support group. When you reflect, it is likely that the people who left you feeling alone are better left behind anyway.
Remember that your situation is temporary and you are at the steering wheel of your own life. Find a way to course correct.
Don't feel afraid to ask for help, but also TAKE the help you are given.
You think the world doesn't see you, but I do. I know others do. Let people love you for you. Social media harms you more than it helps you - you are surrounded by thousands of people who seemingly have it all. I promise, what you see is not real. We all struggle every day trying to balance the weight of life. of family. of careers asking for too much of your time. of financial problems.
And I can promise you that no matter the struggle, I (and many other people) think you are doing amazing and we want to be your friend.
XOXO
Yes, you. The beautiful human being reading right now. I see you. I see your beautiful eyes dancing from left to right as you make sense of the combinations of letters on the screen. And I want you to know that you matter.
Over the past 6 months, I have watched many people I love affected by suicide and depression. I have watched wives bury their husbands. Little babies wondering where their father has gone and what they did to deserve to be abandoned. I have watched friends and family mourn and hurt and get angry. Each time I hear of another affected, I feel intense sadness for my loved one who is hurting - Yet no one wants to address the elephant in the room. I will.
Depression is not a highly discussed sickness, yet it takes more lives each year than many common illnesses. If you are reading this right now, I want you to know that no matter what you are feeling right now - your loved ones will feel worse when you are gone.
I was bullied every day in high school. For being fat, for being poor, for not wearing the same clothes every one else did. And it was hard. I didn't want to go to school but I did anyway because it was my only outlet from my home life. You probably had a similar experience, or maybe you were the bully and now are on the outside looking in.
It doesn't matter because you get to choose who you want to be today and how you want to handle what is thrown at you.
If it feels like you are alone in the world, take a step back and look around. There are more people standing there with open arms than meets the eye. Ask someone at work to get lunch. Reach out to a counselor or a support group. When you reflect, it is likely that the people who left you feeling alone are better left behind anyway.
Remember that your situation is temporary and you are at the steering wheel of your own life. Find a way to course correct.
Don't feel afraid to ask for help, but also TAKE the help you are given.
You think the world doesn't see you, but I do. I know others do. Let people love you for you. Social media harms you more than it helps you - you are surrounded by thousands of people who seemingly have it all. I promise, what you see is not real. We all struggle every day trying to balance the weight of life. of family. of careers asking for too much of your time. of financial problems.
And I can promise you that no matter the struggle, I (and many other people) think you are doing amazing and we want to be your friend.
XOXO
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