The letter

-Rei

Dear parents, friends and my love.

I want to be completely honest today.

A war has been waging in my mind for some time. Depression and anxiety have been fighting for who can beat me down the most with there missiles of misinformation, double barrel doubt shotguns, and missile launchers of loneliness. All the while I’m taking the hits trying to build a wall around me to protect myself from this bombardment but I’ve built the wall too high. I can’t hear you telling me it’ll be okay. That I’ll be okay. That any of this will be okay.

I can’t keep fighting anymore. When these walls fall I’m afraid I will too. If I knew how to ask for help, I would. I can see the cracks now. Just know I love you all. Stay safe.

Sincerely,

The desperate child.