You are not alone. I had a team member from my game reach out to me over the last few days. She found herself emotionally attached to a guy on the team, but there was strife. She was feeling embarrassed and hopeless. She had the inner strength to reach out to me for help. One text saying, “please talk me down from the ledge.” Just one friend asking another for some comfort. How many times have you felt alone dealing with your problems?
Every day we face relationships, feelings, struggle, personalities, you name it. But not all of it gets shared. And like me, I bet you know which friends or family you feel the most comfortable talking to about certain things in your life. Too many times, we find ourselves holding into our struggles more than reaching out and asking for help. Trying to survive each day alone.
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But you don’t need to be alone in the fight. Not everyone can give you advice or tell you want to do. But there are many people that can sit with you and just listen. Allow you to vent, scream, cry, yell, or just talk. I cannot tell you how many times I had someone ask me if I was okay, and it was like the flood gates were just opened.
From someone that has been the one to hold everything back because I don’t want to feel like a burden or ruin the mood, I get it. You start to feel that it would be best to keep your troubles hidden, especially if everyone is laughing. And coming from someone that is constantly checking in on my friends, I want you to open those flood gates. Let me understand the troubles you are facing. I may not be able to make it go away. But hopefully I can make you feel a little better knowing that you have someone you can talk to now.
Just a few simple words, can save a life. Hey friend, are you okay? Because I am here for you.
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With great warmth,
