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An open letter to those who are trying their best: you got this.

 There are days when I wake up and I feel at my absolute worst. I have no motivation to go on, I struggle so much more than people realize behind closed doors, and I often feel very much alone and abandoned at times. It is a struggle to sit here with my overwhelming amount of thoughts that pop in and out of my head. I need the people I trust and love the most in my life to stay patient with me. I do not ever want to be looked down upon as weak or a burden. I do not want to be looked down upon as another human being who struggles at given times throughout each week unannounced. I am not weak. I am strong. I am stronger than anyone realizes. I am on this earth for a reason, even if I am unsure of what the future holds for me right now. Time will tell, but there is no rush for anything. I have fallen down, and I have failed at times. The one thing that remains true is that I have never, ever given up on myself. I am still here pushing through, and I do not plan on going anywhere anytime soon. I have lost so many battles; in the end, the war is mine for victory.  

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We all struggle with our own personal battles each and every single day. We lose hope in ourselves and our potential because you lose faith in what we want most in life. Some of us struggle with the most significant strifes that no one seems to ever know about. We hide our feelings of being discouraged because we do not want to feel like a burden to others. While there may be a sharp bend in the road right now for you, there is always that decision that needs to be made: which path am I going to take? You have the option to keep going, to push through these trenches, and make it out, or you can stop everything and give up completely. The most important impression to take away from this is that sometimes you will be faced with the sharpest of bends in the road, the hardest tasks you will ever have to face in your life. It is ALWAYS OKAY to take a break from fighting these battles and to take time for yourself. What is never okay is to look at yourself as a weak human being for doing what is best for YOU. You come first, regardless of whatever you have been taught. Your mental health and well-being should be your number one priority, and no one should ever have to make you feel guilty for choosing yourself over anything else in this world. You are you, and you are the one who is always going to be there for yourself no matter what happens in this lifetime. Do not ever give up on yourself or your potential. 

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