when it gets hard || sentence starters.
CW for panic attacks, depressive themes
"hey. you look tired. you alright?"
"look. i can tell you're not feeling great. want to talk about it?"
"i won't leave you. not now, not ever."
"it's okay to rest. i'm right here."
"sometimes your brain will lie to you and tell you bad stuff, but it's not true. it's never as bad as it seems."
"it will be okay. i promise."
"hey, it's alright to let it out."
"you hide behind that facade so much. why?"
"you're not going to leave me, right?"
"want to do something stupid to take your mind off all this?"
"we'll live. we'll live, both of us will, please believe me!"
"don't do this. it's not good for you."
"we will survive and afterwards, we'll... get some ice cream. or go to a nice restaurant."
"i don't know if anyone has ever told you this, but it gets better. it will get better, i promise."
"do you have anyone who supports you? do you have anyone who cares about you?"
"maybe it's not okay right now. maybe it won't be for a while. whichever it is, i won't leave you."
"hey, stay for a while. i gotta share this popcorn with someone."
"sleep fixes a lot of stuff. it's like emptying garbage cans in your brain."
"follow my breathing, okay? in for one, two, three, four... hold for one, two, three, four... out for one, two, three, four."
"let's go for a walk together. where do you wanna go?"
"there - you can cry. it's okay. i would never judge you for that."
"it doesn't matter what you say or do, i won't let you be sad alone."
"i'm your friend, idiot. i'm not going to abandon you."
"don't just repress everything! that's dumb, and it'll hurt your brain."
"if you need a breath of fresh air or a change of scenery, i know a place we can go."