To those who love too deeply,

You know who you are. You are the one that clings to your phone just incase one of your friends has a mental breakdown and needs advice. You are the one that surprises your boyfriend with Watermelon Sour Patch kids when he's sick because you know it's his favorite candy and that it would put a smile on his face. You are the one that will go to someone's house past midnight to lay on the hammock and listen to them talk about their inner demons. You are the one that would sacrifice your sleep to make sure your friend slept safely after a few too many drinks. You are the one that cries when fictional characters (mainly animals) in movies or television shows die. You are the one that pours your heart into everything you do and everyone you know. You are the one who loves deeply and passionately. You are the one that gets attached.

Although you express these strong feelings throughout your connections with your loved ones, you may not always receive what you give. Other people don't appreciate or even realize how hard you work to make sure they are happy. They don't see the countless hours you spend checking in on them. They are blind to the fact that your heart yearns for them when they aren't with you. While you have a thousand things going wrong in your life, they don't see the pain behind your eyes that you hide so well to make sure they are safe.

There comes a point in your life where you have to stop taking care of others so much and start taking care of yourself, as hard as it is. In many ways, loving and caring so deeply for something or someone is rewarding. It's the best feeling in the world to see your hard work pay off. To see that person you've been fighting for finally feel the same as you, to see your best friend get into the college of his/her dreams, to cheer on your teammates, all of these moments show how truly happy you can be in life. However, there are times where the love can be your downfall. With the attachment comes heartache. When someone breaks up with you, when you lose a pet, when a friend becomes your enemy, you experience this hurt 1000x worse than other people do. Your heart becomes torn into a thousand pieces, and you fall into a deep depression from the loss. When this happens, take care of yourself. Do what makes you happy. Don't let your big heart become the thing you hate about yourself. Don't let others tear you down. Everything happens for a reason, it sometimes may take longer to see that reason. If it is meant to be, it will be.