I see you. I hear you. I feel you. You are not alone.
I have been there before.
A teenage girl in her bedroom, wondering if life would ever be different..
If life would always be so painful and hurtful and alone..
But the answer is no, it will not always be like that.
It does get better!! I promise you it does.
One day you will be 18, and you can leave that house and that situation you are in and be in a safe place that you deserve.
It might not happen overnight, but keep being optimistic, having faith, and continue doing positive things.
I promise one day you will be laying in a place of your own on your cozy bed, ready to put a TV show on, thinking about that trap that you were once in and how you are so glad you are out now.
That trap that keeps you up at night crying, wondering why your life has to be the way it is, wondering why people can be so mean and so judgmental..
Thinking about how depressed you are and how much better off you would be if you weren’t there..
But one day you will look back at everything you went through and realize how strong you truly are. You survived. You made it.
And you will be so glad that you put up a fight and did not give up, I promise.
You will be able to help others get through these storms, and the next time your life has a storm, you will know how to navigate it yourself because you have done it before. More than once.
When life gets tough in the future, you will remember everything that you have been through and think to yourself, if I can do that, I can do anything.
Let that pain drive you, to be better, to do better, and to achieve better.
I know it is hard now, to think about all that you have been through and all that you have to go through to get to where you want to be..
And I know it might seem like forever away when you will get the chance to..
But you will get there, I promise you that you will.
So let the light at the end of the tunnel keep your vision clear, your heart open, and your faith strong.
And know you are not alone, talk to others, journal about it, read about it, but most importantly keep having faith because that will help pull you through.
This world IS a better place with you in it so please keep fighting. Please keep strong.
We need you here. I need you here.
You are worthy of all great things. And remember, you are capable of them as well!
God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers.
And that is exactly what you are, a soldier.
I am proud of you.
Til next time, from me to you.
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