You may over think what you've said to someone a million times, wondered if you'll make your best friend mad, hurting after a bad break up, caring what others think even when you know you shouldn't. Whatever it may be, you care deeply about a lot of things, sometimes things you wish you didn't care about. You may think this makes you weak, or too emotional. But it's OK. You're not alone.

It’s OK to care too deeply. It shows that you are strong enough to get hurt. You care so much about those things and people around you that you’ve opened your heart up so wide that anything is able to come in and hurt you. But that’s OK, because you are strong enough to handle that. Now that doesn’t mean it’s OK to let someone walk all over you because it’s not. But you care so deeply that you know the difference between those good and bad people (sometimes anyways, we know you think some people can change).

Your emotions don't always make sense to you. You get mad at yourself and wonder why you care about the smallest things, like a specific text that could have been read a few different ways. You care that someone talked about your friend more than they actually care. You get defensive and protective, somehow making their fight, your fight.

When you care too deeply you take a lot of hits from people around you. But somehow, sometimes, those hits make you stronger. They may make you second guess how much you should care. Those hits may make you want to care less about things and people around you. But you don't stop caring, you care through all the low blows and all the hurt feelings. That's what makes you stronger. Not everyone can care that deeply, you've got something special, hold on to it.

So even if you feel like no one notices how deeply you care about things or how hurt you get sometimes, don't stop caring. Care as deeply as you can. It's something special. You're something special.