This is my first Reddit post!! 

I’m writing this here for anyone suffering silently alone, feeling helpless and hopeless.  Just know that there is someone who knows exactly what you are experiencing, you’re not crazy and it’s not your fault.  My only regret is not seeking professional help 20 years ago, but everything comes in due time. 

Please don’t reply with “you’re so brave” or “you’re so courageous” or any other dreadful cliche. :-)   I’m not brave nor am I courageous.  I’ve received an outpouring of support from friends and family and they have rallied around me when I asked for help.  Help is probably the most beautiful word in the English language; you never know how many people you’ve touched until you need help.  It’s truly humbling.

To paraphrase the Dalai Lama, if what I’m saying makes sense, make use of it, if not that’s okay too.  But if I can inspire one person to seek help or reach out, I will have done my job.  And my hope is that person will inspire someone else and together we can keep this beautiful earth spinning.

Cheers,

P.S.  I posted this same message to my Twitter and Instagram.  We’re always better together.