I wish you knew how hard some days are for me. 

I wish you knew how frustrated I feel when I have a setback.

I wish you knew how hard my mental illness can be on my friends and family. 

I wish you knew how annoying it is to be scared of things that most people aren’t. 

I wish you knew how difficult it is to not be able to do the things that I used to be able to. 

I wish you knew how often I appear perfectly fine when really I’m panicking inside. 

I wish you knew how scared I am of having a panic attack at any moment. 

I wish you knew how jealous I feel of people without mental illness. 

I wish you knew how many times I’ve gotten frustrated during therapy. 

But there are a lot of other things I wish you knew, too. 

I wish you knew how strong my mental illness has made me. 

I wish you knew how lucky I am to have supportive friends and family. 

I wish you knew how happy my dad gets when I tell him I’m doing better. 

And I wish you knew how caring he is when I tell him I’m doing worse. 

I wish you knew how many times I’ve faced my fears head on. 

I wish you knew how many times I sacrificed the short-term for the long-term.

I wish you knew how many times I didn’t keep my mental illness from controlling my life. 

I wish you knew how blessed I feel to be able to afford therapy. 

I wish you knew how happy I feel when I can help others who are struggling. 

I wish you knew how awesome it feels to see myself making progress. 

But lastly, above all, I wish you knew how proud of myself I am, for going out there and trying my best every single day. 

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