I need you

I need your hugs to comfort me.

I need my family to lift me up when I’m down.

I need my friends to help me work though my problems.

I need my neighbors to look out for me.

I need smiles from people passing by.

I need kind gestures from strangers.

I need you.

I don’t say this often enough. But it’s true. I need you. 

Just as you are. Whatever it is that you have to offer.

If you’re reading this, you are needed.

So many people I know struggle with anxiety. Depression. Contemplating suicide. But you are so important. To me, to the people around you. To the people you don’t even know that need you. 

In those moments that you struggle the most, remember that you are needed. And tell someone that you need them too. They just might need to hear it as much as you do.