Hey.
Hey.
Just wanted to say that you're doing great.
I know it's all a bit overwhelming.
The world is pretty big, and there is an awful lot of awful in it.
But you got this.
You're smart. You can handle it.
I know that sometimes you get these flashes of self-hatred,
and you squeeze your face up.
And you slip tight into a fist, and you just want to die.
But when that happens, just take a second.
Take a breath.
If you can, forget yourself for a while.
Maybe listen to your footsteps as you walk down the street.
Or look and count all of the different colors around you.
And let the air fill your lungs.
Then breathe it out again, letting it mix with the world around you.
And don't be so hard on yourself.
Don't hide yourself.
Don't scold yourself.
Don't hurt yourself.
Don't blame yourself.
Don't kick yourself.
Don't harm yourself.
You got this.


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Don't cut yourself.
Don't starve yourself.
Don't berate yourself.
Don't hate yourself.
Don't worry.
Don't be afraid.