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It gets better, I swear
Your brother tells me he sees
vertical lines ?up and down your
arms. He says you lock yourself in
your room and sleep at least 14
hours a day. Tell me? why I see so
much pain in your smile. How long??
has it been since the light left your
eyes? I cant ?tell you how painful it is
to see the man I love?? hurt so much
when he sees the empty vodka ?
bottles on your bedroom floor. You’re
only 14?? and you’ve had so much
crap thrown your way; I get it. I see
a lot of me in you, and not in a good
way. Soon you’ll learn that slurring
your words wont save you from
yourself, ?and neither will that
container of pills. Take it from ??the
girl who’s fighting drug addiction at
16 and can? go 9 days without
eating; I’ve been broken too. ??When
people look at you with pity and say
?“It gets better.” just say thank you
and walk away,?? they don’t
understand that what you’re feeling
right ?now wont be fixed with a few
choice words and ??forced smiles.
You can feel what you feel, just
don’t ?let it define you. You’re gonna
have to push yourself?? out of bed,
but that’s okay because you’ll gain
a little ?muscle along the way; you’re
gonna have to smile ??even though it
hurts just to open your eyes; at least?
you’re trying. You’re gonna have to
take a shower -at least every other
day- because hygiene is still?
important, you can even sit on the
floor if you need to; I know I did. ??
Just remember to get up in the
morning and go to ?sleep at night
and naps are okay if you really need
them.?? Don’t sleep your life away
and keep in mind that breakfast ?will
always be the most important meal
of the day;??depression doesn’t care if
you starve yourself but your body?
sure does, and it’ll feed its self
sooner or later with the fibers ??of your
muscle and the cells of your brain.
Remember that I’m here for you and
your brother, well he loves you very
much. Be patient with your friends,
most of them won’t ever
understand, be thankful for that. And
most importantly know that it really
does get better; and as cliche as it is,
one day you’ll wake up and the day
will seem a little lighter.
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