I had been for a long time, and then I had completely isolated myself and had to start all over again, and since then I’ve come all the way from feeling completely alone in the big scary world, all the way to having countless people I know I could text at any point of a 24-hour day, and they’d answer within minutes.
I used to hate myself and was stunted by it, but since then I’ve met new people who have completely changed that. One person in particular, but you know who you are. You all taught me it’s okay to timidly take the first few steps to recovery, and that I deserve it just as much as anyone does; That if I can tell a complete stranger that I believe they deserve to be happy because they’re human and that’s what human beings deserve, then I deserve to be happy too because I’m human too.
I don’t need anyone to tell me I’m pretty anymore, or that they love me, because I can see it and I already love myself and that’s all anyone needs.
So, thank you. Thank you all of the new people in my life who helped me get to this point. You were what I was waiting for, and you were worth the wait. I hope that some day you can be exactly as happy as you’ve helped me to be, and I’d do anything to help you get there. I love you.
