I wish I could say that this only applies to a select amount of people in our world. Sadly, everyone's got that self-deprecating version of themselves deep down - it's just a little more visible in some of us.

It can be hard living every day, and feeling stuck somewhere that you don't always want to be. It can also be hard when you fall completely and totally in love with someone who hates even the air that they release from their tired lungs. You're lost, failing to find a single flaw in them, and failing to bend back that distorted mirror that they see themselves through. So, how do you do it? It's simpler than it seems.

What they need, what I've always needed, is simple. We're used to feeling left behind and beaten down by our own minds... we just need unconditional love. We can't be "fixed" so don't make us your experiment. We can, however, be changed. I've felt it, I've done it, it can happen. If you can see past that dark and dusty box that we hide in, you're already doing great. If you can hold that umbrella as the storm that is our own thoughts rolls through... well, you've just about got it figured out.

That light that's in you, the same one that you see in us - make the world see it. Find out what we love, and also let us into your own life. Enjoy the precious moments of life together, and soon enough we won't even remember what that burning self-hatred felt like.

We need love. We need support. Let us help you sometimes, and don't be discouraged if we dismiss your affection. We just aren't used to getting it from ourselves. Some days it might feel like you aren't getting anywhere, and that you aren't doing enough. But don't stop, because just by not giving up on us, you've made us believe in something.

Deep down, all that anyone really wants in this life is happiness. That's the one thing we can all depend on having in common. Not everyone can find that all on their own, and maybe that's not the worst thing in the world. It's not dependence, it's having someone point you towards the path that you refused to even acknowledge was there. You, as an individual, must decide to walk down it.

Having a hand to hold on your journey never hurts.