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Everyone says reach out, talk to someone. Tell someone how you're feeling. I've even said it myself. But what if you can't find the words? What if someone asks you what's wrong and you genuinely don't know? You just know that you're tired. Not tired like you need sleep. Tired of your own thoughts. Tired of pretending you're okay. Tired of waking up and having to fight for another day of feeling something you can't even explain. And eventually you start thinking, "I just want this to stop." You might not even know what it is that you actually want to stop. You just know that you don't want to feel it anymore. So how are you supposed to reach out and explain that to somebody? How do you tell someone you're scared of where your mind is going when you don't even understand how you got there? But see, I don't even think you need to explain it. You just need to send a message. I don't feel safe being alone with my thoughts tonight. Or, I can't explain what's happening by a need you. You don't need to understand your pain to ask someone to sit beside you in it. You don't need the perfect words. You just need enough words to let somebody in. And if all you can manage is, please stay with me. Let that be enough for the night. And if you're the person that receives that message, you don't need the perfect words either. Don't overwhelm them with questions. Don't try to tell them about every thing they should be grateful for or where they shouldn't feel the way they feel. Just listen, call them, sit with them. Let it be silence if there needs to be silence. Remind them that they don't have to explain anything right now. Tell them, I'm here. You don't need to pretend or mask with me. We don't have to talk. I'll just stay because when somebody's fighting something they can't even put into words, your presence can say everything that they need to hear. You don't always have to know what to say. Sometimes you just have to make sure they know that they don't have to face this moment alone.