Dear past me, Too often I’m asked to write to future me, or I guess right now it’s present me. Time’ll mess you up, homie. But you’re always writing to the future because there could be someone there to read it. The only reader of the past is the present. It is an introspection for […]
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Dear 15-Year-Old Psych Ward Me, I’m the person you’ve been imagining. I’m the one you write about in your journal, the one you think about during those sleepless nights in your hospital bed. I’m you in the future, the one who makes it out of this alive. I’m the one who gets off the […]
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Dear My Love, You’re anxious, confused, and dealing with so many frustrations. I wish there was someone who you could lean on in these dark moments of your life, but what I can assure you is that in the future you will be much stronger than you are now. I know you’re having a hard time dealing […]
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Hey, 8th grade me! Things kind of suck right now. You’ve been dealing with depression for a while, and you think everyone expects perfection from you or else they’ll hate you forever. I understand where you’re coming from, and, honestly, that’s not the case. You have a great family who loves you and wants to […]
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Dear 16-year-old me, The sole purpose of this letter is to assure you that it gets better. I promise. I know that right now, at this exact moment — just turning 16 only a few days ago — may seem like the worst time of your life. Well, with all that has happened in […]
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