You don't have to cry alone.

Misery loves company, so don't cry alone. Remember that time when you accidentally cried in front of someone? You weren’t able to hold it in and ended up bursting into tears. How did they respond? 9 times out of 10, you weren’t shamed for crying, but you were comforted. They understood the pain that you felt because they too, were once in that same position. Where you feel like everything around you is falling apart, asking yourself why you were the one who pulled the short end of the stick, and just, why, why is the world treating me like this?

Others have felt the same way.

You feel that way but truly, you’re not alone in this horrible world. Other people know this pain just as well as you do. They’ve gone through the motions of sobbing, going to the next day, sobbing again, and repeating this painful cycle over and over again until they’ve reached the state they are now. Due to the fact that they’ve gone through this already, they know that this pain will pass and they reassure you that things will be okay, as they always are. 

It’s okay to open up to others and share the feelings that you’ve kept pent up inside. In fact, we often never feel better if we don’t let these thoughts out. We keep them in for no good reason at all and keep cooking with the same burnt pot, refusing to wash it all clean before making our next meal. How much better is life when you’re starting a new day without all the baggage that was weighing you down yesterday? Take a minute to cry, and wash away the heaviness on your shoulders.

Time really does heal.

It’s a pretty cliche thing to say, but I truly do believe that time heals all. Time heals all because the emotional pain that we feel comes in waves. It’s just like low tide and high tide. Stronger once but weaker the next, our feelings about things work the same way too. These waves of emotion crash against you and sting so badly when it happens. But think about a similar situation that you went through maybe a month ago. That situation isn’t affecting the present day you as much as it affected you a month ago.

Now, think about one of those negative situations an entire year ago! That’s what I consider low tide.

You feel the pain when remembering that, but it’s now bearable. The grief hits you at just your feet, barely getting your toes wet. Comparing that to how you felt back then or how the current situation is treating you now, don’t you agree that time has worked its magic?

The impact of that situation on you is getting weaker and weaker as time passes. So just as temporary as it is, it gives you time to deal with the problem, hopefully in a weaker state.

The pain will pass. (Emo-equilibrium)

The essence of what I find to be within our emotions is something which I’ve coined the term; emo-equilibrium.

So, you don't need to cry alone.