Posted by Gabbee on June 8, 2008, at 14:21:42
In reply to Re: Big ball of sadness » Gabbee, posted by Tabitha on June 7, 2008, at 22:47:47
I didn't know whether to post this or not, because I didn't want you to be embarrassed, like you'd mentioned this just to have the whole thread focus on how kind you are, which I know you didn't.
But I decided to mention it because it had an immeasurable impact, but you probably didn't give it a second thought.
It was years ago, and I was having one of those bottomless terrifying dark nights (well, weeks) of the soul.
You wrote to me, and purposely just kept telling me about all the "normal" stuff you were doing, decorating for Halloween, what the neighbours were doing. It was so comforting, just being reminded that life was going on out there.And about two years ago, I did the same thing for someone else, someone I barely knew but who's situation I could relate to.
I told them why, that odd as it sounded, you'd done it for me, and it really helped. I said "I'll keep writing to you about my trips to the grocery store, and what I'm doing around the house.. and I don't expect an answer, it's just something that helped me when I was suicidal" Afterward she told me that those emails were little lifelines during that time.
So you just never know what an effect you may be having.
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