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Okay. Please Read This. This is Extremely Important

Okay, so this has been on my mind for a while, and I've been trying to phrase it in the best possible way. Sometimes, I'm not the best at giving advice, and it's been tearing at my shoulders recently because I can't neglect this topic. Please note that I'm trying my best to help and that this will be long.

So, there's a couple of people I follow who've been going through some rough times, and while some may have said something about it, I'm sure a lot of others haven't mentioned anything at all. That's why I'm making this. Instead of replying to individual people or going paragraph by paragraph of something written, I can cover the entire thing and every point along the line. Most of the people I follow have had very similar issues, so this should (hopefully) help all.

I want to talk about suicide (geez, starting right out of the gate Flame. Yeah, I know). I've got a lot of friends that are either depressed, suicidal, or both, and I'm here to tell all of them this: suicide is the worst possible option. Period. I understand there are TONS of different things you may be going through, but remember that if you go, you leave those who care for you behind. Now I know what you're going to say: "Oh, but nobody loves me, my parents don't love me, people don't love me.", and you couldn't be further from the truth. Contrary to very popular belief, your parent do love you. If they didn't love you, they'd just let you go wild and do whatever you wanted in the world, and while there are plenty instances of parents being overprotective of their kid(s), they're only doing it for your well-being. Their strict rules are shaping you to be a better person, a more civilized person, in a world where chaos is almost always present. Also, there are a couple of people I'm sure are reading this saying that your parents are overreacting to things or don't care about your well-being because of constant yelling or ordering. Please know that this usually stems from an experience they have had in the past or because of some other underlying and they either don't want the same to happen to you or they can't help but be the way they are. One person in particular (and you know who you are) had parents that were living in very poor conditions and struggled to get food during a particular movement . Even with the movement over, those fears still linger and fester in current life, affecting their kid. While I'm not saying what they're doing is right by any means (especially since this person now points out that they've been scarred and changed), I do believe their harsh lifestyle can actually be used as an advantage instead of just being abuse. How you use that to an advantage is up to you, but it can be done, and I know because I've done it before.

Going back to what I said before about nobody loving you: you can't neglect us. We are here for you even if no one else is. I myself have been bullied many a time, and for about half my life, I was constantly put down or talked about behind my back or just made fun of because of what I liked or did or looked like. All of us have unfortunately experienced this at some point I'm sure, but we can't let this negatively shape who we are. Instead, we should rise up and seize the day, take back what we lost, stand up and take our rightful positions as leaders. Don't let those experiences put you down; that's what they want to do. Instead, use them to rise up and show people that you are strong enough to make yourself a better person. Show off in your battered, war-torn glory, and show people that you made it out alive and survived those hardships.

You ever wonder why my fursona looks the way she does? Well, Flame is who she is because of my past experiences. She is, pretty much, just a giant symbol. Her scars represent my mental and emotional scars from struggles. Her personality is mostly mine tho, because she proudly shows those scars, not afraid of who looks at her in disgust or contempt. Why is that? Well, put simply, she doesn't care. She doesn't care if people dislike her because of her actions or appearance. The only thing she cares about is the group of friends she has that she KNOWS will always love her and care for her. This applies to you all as well. You all have a group of friends, all differing in sizes sure, but you still have one. Those people will never let you go, never. And know that as long as you have me around as a friend, there is no way I won't care for you or love you. Remember this: if you go down, I go down with you. That's just how I am.

That being said, I don't want you to go down. If you commit suicide, you leave a hole in everyone you've been around. Even if someone just briefly met you, they still feel a tinge of pain knowing that the person they just talked to is gone. I know it may seem like the only way, but I assure you, it's not. Don't commit suicide, don't starve yourselves, don't harm yourselves, don't do any of that. No. Stop it. If you do that, you not only hurt yourself, but also the people who care for you, and I'm sure you wouldn't want to hurt someone you care about, right? Think about that.

It's hard to focus on the positive. Because of this, when you fall into a hole, it feels like an endless void you can't escape. However, there is always light, you just need to see it. It's always there, but sometimes we just choose not to see it. Maybe it's for people to pity us, maybe it's for attention, maybe it's because there is legit no reason to see it. It doesn't matter, there is always positive, but it's up to us to see it.

I love you all so very dearly, those that I follow, those that follow me, and even those that have never even heard of me or seen my stuff before. I don't care what everyone else thinks, because I think you're beautiful/handsome, awesome, and a blessing to this crazy earth no matter what you've been through, no matter how monstrous you think you are, no matter what you think of yourself, and that's what matters. I will never put you down or hurt you on purpose, because that's who I am, and you can at least have the satisfaction of knowing that I (along with many others most likely) am by your side.

I love you all so much, and I thank you for taking the time to read this. ❤️❤️❤️

~Flame

If you need, listen to this song down below. Even if you've heard it before, it'll at least get you moving and leave your worries behind for 4 minutes and 59 seconds. (Oh, and don't be afraid to raise your hands to the sky and jump around when the drop hits. I do it all the time.)

Don't look back.
I know you feel (know you feel)
Like your losing track
I know your heart bleeds.
Don't lose your mind.
Just let it be (let it be).
I know you're dying inside.

(x2) I know it gets harder,
The days get longer,
But close your eyes.
It's gonna Be Alright.