I see you. I see you laying on your bed, fighting back tears, because they just don't understand. I see you looking through your messages, trying to find someone that you feel like you can talk to, only to find that everyone has opened your message and not replied. I see you. I feel you.

I know it’s hard. I know it’s hard to be someone that loves so incredibly hard, and cares so incredibly much. I know it’s hard to sit there and listen to people tell you that you need to “man up” and “stop being so sensitive” and “stop taking things so personal.” But I also know that that’s not possible for you. I know that it’s not in your nature to not be so sensitive. I know that it’s actually borderline impossible for you. I know that because of who you are and how deeply you feel, it makes it incredibly hard for you to make friends and to fall in love. Wait, no. It’s easy for you to make friends and fall in love, but it’s hard for you to move on when they decide that they can’t handle you. Trust me, I’ve been there, I know. But that’s the thing, they simply cannot handle you or your love. That doesn't mean there is anything wrong with you, and that doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with them, and it most certainly doesn't mean that you have to stop feeling or pretend that you don't feel the way you do (because I know you've tried and I know you're incapable of it.) It simply means that some people feel things on a level that other people never will, and unfortunately you will run into a lot of those other people in your life.

It’s okay, though. It’s okay to love so deeply that it scares you. It’s okay to care so much about someone that will never care that much about you. I know that everyone tells you to move on, but I know you can’t. And that’s okay. It’s okay to continue to secretly love someone even after they've broken you. It’s okay to hold onto an old flame because you're scared to let go. It's okay to continue to think about that fight you had with your friend last week because it is still bothering you. Some people will never understand why you love so deeply and care so much, but that’s not your fault. They don’t understand you and they never will, because they are not you. You are you, and you shouldn't feel bad for being who you are. Even if that is an overly sensitive, overly caring, strangle-you-with-my-love kind of girl. There is nothing you can do about it, and that’s okay. Never let someone tell you that you have to change these things about you, because we need more people like you in the world. Someone like you is a rare breed, and you should be cherished and be proud of who you are. The bottom line is that you care and you love; some people will never have the privilege of feeling that, but one day you will find people who care about you and love you just as much as you do them. But until then, hang in there, girl. It's going to be alright.