[Odee]

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.

[kaliope]

What a wonderful idea Odee. I always want to tell people they are going to be alright, but i know for some, it can be hard to believe. For myself it was difficult. it was a long hard struggle to get where i am today and i genuinely feel it was a miracle that happened that i see life differently now. I am ok. the light came on in the darkness and i was in the dark for thirty years. things are good now. so never give up. it can happen for you too.

[healingme4me]

I like your message of positivity! And I believe, so myself. May not seem so in there here and now, at times, but truly, life is worth living!

[Gus1234U]

i'll go you one step farther, and say that everything IS alright. i might not like it exactly, but i'm still living with it, and getting better every day or so

i believe the phrase "it's OK" can be liberating~! when i was young, long long ago, they used to say: You're OK, I'm OK. it was a way of learning radical acceptance. radical acceptance is an attitude of letting things be OK, even if they are unpleasant or worse.

for example: i'm suffering with back pain, but it rained today and we needed the water, so it was a wonderful day, anyway. i am struggling to not get upset and say something mean, but it's OK. like exercise the struggle just makes me stronger.

it's always possible to find a way to allow life to happen without our condemnation~! thanks for the post~
Gus

[Perna]

It's the one thing I would say to myself if I could go back 50+ years

[orangepyro]

This was actually really nice to read. Thank you so much.
No on's actually told me 'it's going to be okay' directly. Last night someone told me they understood and was there for me, for the first time! It made me so happy.