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I saw this on facebook today and wanted to share it. For those of you who haven’t checked out To Write Love On Her Arms, I encourage you to do so. They’ve helped me through so much. You’ll find community there.

A Thanksgiving Blog (for people who suck at Thanksgiving).
by To Write Love On Her Arms. on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 12:00pm

The idea of a day where we reflect on the things we’re thankful for sounds easy enough. If you’re reading this, you’re probably reading it on a computer, which means you probably have a lot to be thankful for.

i’m writing this on […]

now that i’ve said “i know the feeling” more times than i can count…i thought i’d share my story.

i originally stumbled across this site because i was tired of trying to make sense of life and like so many others, came here looking for advice on what to do. after reading through some of the stories, i realized i wasn’t alone. so many other people were feeling the same as i was. i wasn’t alone.

my grandmother died on grandparents day when i was younger, which i took very hard. at the time, i was the only grandchild. for so long, whenever she was sick, my […]

I’ve read through some of these posts at various times in my struggles. I’ve turned here when I was done and ready to plan a way out. I’ve turned here when I really needed to see raw emotion, to help me understand my own. I’ve turned here to see that I wasn’t alone in my thoughts. I wasn’t the only one going through something that I felt like there was no end to…and more recently, I turned here to try to understand my cousins suicide.

I know if you’re at this site and reading these, you’re either looking for tips on what method to try or […]