Some (or.. a lot of) words to maybe make you feel a little less lonely.
I get it. Maybe you don’t believe me, but I’ll just put that out there. I am, and maybe you are too, so, so different from everybody else around me. People around me are smiling, laughing, they’re enjoying themselves. And I’m more depressed than I’ve ever been. I’m walking around school, and hearing voices, sometimes seeing things, feeling just the same as I have for years. Mental illness, or even just bad mental health in general, it sucks. It takes a lot of things away from you, but above a lot of things, it’s isolating. You don’t quite fit into the jigsaw puzzle anymore, and you’re not so colourful anymore. You don’t understand how people can be so happy all the time. And then there’s the stigma around it. It isolates you even more. But you aren’t alone. Say you’re in a room, with all the people who love you and care for you (which is a lot!). And you turn the lights off. You can’t see anyone there, you start to feel all alone. But they are there, and they will be there for you. Because however alone you feel, there will always be someone out there who can say that they get it, and someone out there who might not get it fully, but they want to help you and listen to you and support you. There is always someone out there. Maybe they’re not related to you, maybe you don’t see them every day. Maybe you’ve never even met them before. But they’re always, always there.
So, this might not mean much, cause it might seem like I’m just saying what you want to hear, but you are perfect just the way you are. All the little flaws you notice about you, and all the good things you might not notice, they all make up you. And I don’t want anybody else other than you. I don’t want ‘pretend-happy’ you, or ‘everything’s fine’ you. So if you ever need to talk or gush or rant or unload or whatever, my PMs are always open. However upset I get, I will never close my PMs off, and you can always message me. And that goes for everybody.
So, on a more positive note. You are beautiful and perfect and amazing just the way you are, and so is everyone reading this. And please don’t just read it, smile and go
‘oo thx girl u too’
Read it and try to believe it. It’s okay if you don’t succeed, just try. However many stupid mistakes you’ve made in the past, however many bitchy things that might’ve slipped from your mouth, you are a good person. You’re human, and everyone makes those mistakes.
It’s already been said, but I’ll reiterate it. Someone once told me, and this goes for everyone:
“If only 0.1% of the population loves you, that’s still 7 million people who care about you and would do anything for you. There will always be someone who cares. So don’t you ever, ever say that nobody in the world loves you.”