Write a Letter you Cannot Send (Read the Rules!)

[Helmuth]

dear people of the internet,

i'm not speaking to any particular person, before i begin this letter. if you read this and happen to be this kind of person, i'm sorry if i offend you, but seriously.
i'm so tired of looking on here, twitter, instagram, quotev, etc. etc. etc. , and finding all these people that seem like they purely want attention.
the other day, on instagram, i saw a girl who posted a picture of her cutting herself and the caption was 'if this picture gets 100,000 likes, i won't kill myself tonight"
really? just, really? shut up. if you really were suicidal, you wouldn't post something like that.
also, i'm tired of seeing people's bios on here, twitter, & instagram like 'i'm suicidally depressed, i cut, and nobody cares about me. i'm better off dead'.
would you please stop? if you feel so vulnerable and miserable, there's help, if you need it.
it's one thing if people write letters about personal feelings on here, or just need to rant. but to exploit your problems all over a social media profile is where a problem interferes.
cutting, suicide, eating disorders, and anxiety are so common in naive teenagers these days, it's becoming a trend, almost. yes. i said it. it's sad. you don't have to do all of those things to yourself to get attention. and if you really do have those problems, like i said, you can always get help.
there's even such thing as free help online.
i've done it. trust me. it works.
if you really feel 'suicidal', don't exploit it on the internet. call the suicide hotline and get real help.
most people don't even have bad lives that do this, too. i'm not typically one to be a judgmental person, but really.
and for those that are all on instagram/twitter/facebook/etc that are like, "i want to cut, but my mom threw my blades away. no one cares about me."
obviously, if a gaurdian has thrown your blades away, they care. you're just being naive. i know that everyone handles their own pain differently, but self-harm is not the right answer, especially wghen you exploit it onto the internet for everyone to see. if you're truly miserable and truly want to be happy, do something about it. get out of the house for once. join a club, write a book, dance your heart out, do something positive! the more negative energy you execute from your life, the more room you have for positivity.
putting things in your bios or whole accounts about how depressed/anorexic/suicidal/anxious you are won't help. it only creates more negativity.
so, please, if you are someone that does this, please here me out.
we all have ways of coping with our feelings. i just don't think putting them out there for everyone to see is the right thing to do.

sincerely,
blah

I agree with this completely. The more you believe and concentrate on something, whether or not it is a good thing for your life, you begin to dwell solely on that. Some people believe this as their identity. And you know what? Everybody goes through life with ups and downs. Just because one day you're not happy doesn't mean you have depression. I am not disrespecting victims of depression or suicide, or the alike. I'm simply saying that if you lived a completely happy life, you'd never know true happiness. This is what life is all about -- knowing the happy moments and the bad moments, and just going through those waves with confidence that it will eventually get better.

And just because you might "have" depression, suicidal thoughts, etc. it doesn't mean that the depression or suicidal thoughts are you. People need love and emotion in their lives. In fact, if you are currently going through something right now and want to talk -- even if you might feel that it's embarrassing or you completely dismiss this -- send me a PM. Talk to others about it. Because what good does it do keeping it inside? It makes you feel worse, because nobody can really understand what you are going through. But I'm sure others have gone through similar situations and through relating that, others can understand.

I hope this helps. <3

[_Odessa_]

Dear headache: just go away, okay?

[INK.]

E+S,
You auditioned today! You two are doing my choreography so much justice, I just hope my choreography does you justice... It wasn't your best run through of the piece, but neither Mr. C and Ms. B said anything negative which was good, C- he has never complimented my work, so nothing new there, and B encouraged me to finish teaching you all three min, so that's a good sign. I over all hope that you two like this piece, it was literally made for you. I'm so scared that it won't turn out good, that it'll be boring or not engaging for the audience, but we'll just have to go with it for now and hope that everything goes as planed.
Happy one-year anniversary you two! :)

J,
I can never figure out what you're thinking. Why can't I read you??????

INK.

[peachy keen-]

dear star,
yeah no. stop telling me you love me when I know you don't. sure, I left for a few months but then you had to go behind my back. I've given you many chances; why don't I just give up? I can't believe I still love you.
love your girlfriend,
eliza
dear friends,
thanks for including me tonight. I always get ignored and you guys made me feel special.<3 I can't wait for the party.
love,
eliza<3

[charmens]

today i have two letters

Dad
Congrats! you ave the emotional stamina of a teenage girl. in every aspect of our relationship YOU are the child. Now you have found an equally immature judgmental girlfriend. She can have you. Have a great life
You hurt me more than i could ever hurt you.

Dear fly.
Please dont go in my ear.

[-Leon.S.Kennedy-]

Dear _________ & _________ & _________:

Thank you for making my week even more horrible than it already was. College finals are stressful enough when piled on with rent payments and other life issues. Berating me, condescending, scolding, harassing, and just plain being rude to me did not help matters at all. The only reason you haven't scared me away from the fandom or DeviantART in general is because I'm too stubborn to let bullies and jerks like you push me away.

Sincerely,
A girl who you nearly made cry or punch her computer



Dear grounds keepers of my college:

I'm pretty sure that spraying mulch that smells acidic (and is thereforre toxic) is both useless and harmful to the plants. I could have done a better job.

Sincerely,
A girl who doesn't want to open her window because it smells like vinegary brown sugary dirt outside

[Charias]

dear mum

i can't deal with this. i really can't. you expect me to be the one who holds everything together - well, what the heck, fine. i can deal with that. but i'm not a freaking rock, and if you do this i am going to have emotional reactions. and guess what? that emotion will usually end up being anger. doesn't mean i'm a bad person. god knows everything i do is what's best for the lot of you - just because i do it in an excessively grumpy way doesn't change that. doesn't make me a horrible person. so either you get your act together and start doing your job, or i'm going to do it, and it's going to be done in an angry way - but it will bloody get done.

you don't realise how i feel right now - or maybe you do, and you just don't care. but your empty apologies aren't solving anything. so stop it, and stop your endless sickening flood of self-pity. and stop hating me, because you would be ruined right now if it weren't for me. i'm not an angel, but i'm not a freaking monster either, so stop treating me like one.

. . .

i've never done one bad thing in my life, and yet i still manage to make everyone hate me. must be a skill i have or something. :|

[bluebell.]

dear obnoxious jerk,

just freaking go away.
im sick and tired of you in my way.
your rude. your inconsiderate. you frustrate me.
your demanding and selfish. your loud and we just can't be friends.
cant you just leave me alone? i beg of you!
you don't know it but you make me want to rip my hair out.
ugh. please. just leave me alone.
get a clue.

--bonnie

[sprig]

why did we do it, baby?
why couldn't i have just held my tongue?
we could have gone straight from dinner
to the party, but i had to open my big
mouth. don't get me wrong, my love.
it was amazing. but it scares me.
i am waiting and waiting for my stuff
to happen but it hasn't and i am going
out of my mind with worry.
i need to know that everything is ok.
i don't know how, but i need to.
-your very worried girl-
gracie

[Aaron✦]

Dear You,

I'm sorry. I am absolutely the most sorry person I have ever been.
If only I had some way of making you understand that none of this was done to hurt you.
I know you think that it's a huge issue, I understand that, but I just wish, I just wish you wouldn't be so sad.
Not over me.
You're the one thing I would protect and I'm the one thing that made you cry.

Like every aspect of your life, my being is brimming with irony.
I think about how hurt I made you and I h a t e myself.
How could I hurt someone I'd go so far to keep safe?
You asked, "What do I do?"
I'm telling you.
Run.

Love,
Me.