To the people who are too hard on themselves all the time,

You are good enough. It is not always your fault. You are smart, funny, pretty, handsome, and all those wonderful things you say about yourself that you do not mean. You work hard, even if you do not believe it. You bring joy to people's life, even if you cannot feel it yourself. Learn to take a compliment and words of encouragement because sometimes you just need to hear them, if even you are not listening anymore. Letting people in is not as scary as it seems, just tell them that story, yes the hard one. You have no idea if that guy likes you, so just go for it. Just because you stink at one subject does not mean you stink at everything. One bad day is not a bad week, or a bad week is not a month, you just need to find the wonderful parts of life. You are allow to feel what you need to feel. Your feelings, thoughts, and emotions are valid. You failed one test, you did not fail the class. You failed one class, you did not fail your whole life. Support comes in all shapes and sizes take it when you need it. Cry, yes, cry, if you were talking to a friend you would never tell them not to cry. They may have been your world, but not it is time to life without them. Most importantly, love one thing about you, even if it is just the way you smile at old people, it makes life much easier. Just remember, relax, sometimes overthinking things makes everything a million times worse.

Most Sincerely,

From your local voice of reason