- Oh my god.
I might get emotional.
Okay.
The biggest thing I wanna tell
you is that it's okay to struggle.
- For anyone who is out there struggling,
know that you're not alone.
There's other people going through
what you're going through too.
- Being good to yourself.
I think sometimes people don't give
themselves permission to honor
themselves and be good to themselves.
- What you feel is real and it matters.
- Right now you might be feeling
like there is no way out, and you might be feeling
like your only way out is to end it all,
but by doing that, you're robbing
yourself from the opportunity to find happiness
and to realize how beautiful this life really is.
- Give yourself a break.
Take some time off, even if it's just
for a day on the weekend or something.
- Be patient with yourself.
We all go through hard times, and don't let
anyone tell you or discourage you
from what you're going through.
- When I went through what I was going through,
I had such a difficult time with
my parents because they didn't know
how to communicate with me about it
and I didn't know how to communicate with them about it.
The world is so big now.
The internet is there.
There are resources.
You just have to know what the right questions are
to ask and figure out how to find the people
that are going through the same things as you.
- Get off the couch.
Just get off the couch.
I know it's so easy to sink into
it when you're feeling crummy.
Force yourself on a walk.
Make sure you're moving your body, whatever that looks like.
Dance, yoga, hiking, football, anything.
Just move your body.
- Whatever it takes, go get help.
We live in a place where you can get help.
If it takes five weeks, three weeks,
a month, just wait patiently.
Don't give up.
Don't give up on your life because
you will eventually be the person you were before.
Trust me on that.
- I just want you to remember that you can create
something from the pain that you're feeling.
You can help people, and in the midst
of all of it, just love yourself.
Be patient with yourself.
- These are things that make you wonderful and unique,
and develop the personality and develop
you into the person that you are meant to become.
And know that you are loved and you're special,
and you're wonderful.
- Everyday I'll write down the things
that I'm grateful for, and when
I'm in those dark places, even if
I don't believe it, I will just look
at that list and say it out loud,
and remind myself it's going to be okay
and you have so much to live for.
- Be good to yourself.
Forgive yourself.
Be kind to yourself.
You deserve it.
It starts with you, and I promise,
I promise it'll get better.
- Find people who care, and if there is no
one who does care, stick up for
yourself and advocate for yourself
'cause you're worth it.
- Things will start to happen.
Motion will start to happen and it's never,
ever, ever going to be cut-and-dry,
easy, black-and-white, I'm anxious, I feel better.
It's never going to be that, but at the end
of the day, it feels so much better
to move forward than to stay stuck.