Dear Friend,

I know you are having a difficult time, and I can relate to that. Please just know that I am here for you. It breaks my heart that you are going through this right now. I think about you and pray for you all of the time. I need you to understand how loved you are. You are loved, loved, loved. You will never know just how valuable you are to your friends and family.

There are so many wonderful things about you. If you ever disappeared from my life, I would miss so many things about you. I would miss your voice, laugh, jokes, smile, and the list goes on. I don’t think I have actually ever told you just how much I care about you. I really look up to you and aspire to be like you one day. You are so much wiser than you give yourself credit for. I am grateful to have you in my life, but more than anything I am so grateful that you reached out and told someone what you are going through.I know that you are always so eager to listen to and help others, but you seldom share about yourself.

I had no idea what you are going through, you hadn’t even hinted at it before now. I don’t know if you had plans, or how you were going to deal with these feelings. I do know that you did the best thing you could do for yourself, which was asking for help. It seems that before you confided in someone, you had tunnel vision and thought that there was only one way out. You are so brave for being able to change the tunnel vision you were having, and instead see more clearly. I just hope that you understand how loved you are, and that whatever you are struggling with is not worth your life. But sometimes, that can be hard to see, and I understand that. I want you to know that you are not alone in this.

So many other people struggle with this on a daily basis, and you are among them. There are so many people, too, who struggle with it silently, and I am so relieved that you are not among those people. All I can do for you now is continue to support, love, and help you the best I can. I can check up on you to make sure you are getting the help that you need. I will learn the warning signs that things are getting worse again, and watch for them. I will be the friend I need to be, and I will help you get through this.

Please just know that this isn’t your fault, and the only thing you can do is your best. Do your best to take care of yourself, be kind to yourself, and do everything in your power to get better. Please continue to ask for help if you need it. I know that you can fight this, and I believe in you. You are one of the strongest, smartest, most loving people I know. I’ll see you soon, friend.

Love, Taylor