I cannot stress enough how much anyone telling me that I'm "going to be all right" or that "everything will be okay", means to me. I am not talking about shrug-offs and cop-outs, but honest sincere consolation expressing what we should all know it true: It WILL work out! Even if these words are not a cure, they are instant comfort. I think that I have an instinctual desire to trust people, and when someone tells me it's going to be okay, I have to innate response to be comforted. We are all social creatures and our survival is modeled around our ability to cooperate. That's why I think that hope comes from others.

I just hiked earlier today so I'm in a hopeful mood presently. That's why I wanted to start a thread where we will all tell everybody here that we're going to be well in the end.

So everybody! Through all the struggles we are going through. You will be okay. If something just happened to you. You will be okay. If you are just starting treatment. You will be okay. If you were abused, assaulted, or otherwise traumatized. You will be okay. If you are worried about something. It will all be okay. It may take time and work.

I know this is mushy and exaggerated. I know I don't feel this way often and most of you don't either. But I want you all to share your opinion, and please, make an announcing of comfort to everyone.

And if you can't ... maybe you should take a hike like I did.