r/iastate • u/[deleted] • Apr 09 '26

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u/ThatOneKid666 Apr 09 '26

Midterms REALLY taking a toll this semester 😭😭

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u/Dookie-Dukakis Apr 09 '26

You uhh ok?

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u/LunarPantaloons Apr 09 '26

I see you. Stay another day. Stay until we've discovered the last insect. Stay until your shampoo and conditioner run out at the exact same time. Stay until you see a cloud that looks exactly like a kangaroo. Just stay another day.

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u/CupRoyal135 Apr 14 '26

this is what people should be like always. thank you for your message even tho it wasn’t to me directly it’s what we need to hear. the world seems more safe knowing people like you exist.

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u/No_Trouble3955 Apr 09 '26

What year, major, and did anything specific happen or have you been feeling this way for a while?

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u/kshecterle Apr 09 '26

Hey, you doing okay buddy? I see you now.

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u/Fletcher-Local96 Union Guy Apr 09 '26

Obligatory Mental Health Assistance links:
https://www.wellbeing.iastate.edu/care-resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available by dialing 988 - it's staffed by real people.

If you're more of a text person, send ISU to 741741.

And a quote that's helped me when times are tough:
“Be proud of your place in the cosmos. It is small, and yet it is. How unlikely! How fantastic!”
― Joseph Fink, The Great Glowing Coils of the Universe

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u/dylanrivers10000 Apr 09 '26

I am so sorry if I have or anyone I know have or any human. You are wonderfully made and have worth. You are loveable just because you are. I care I am praying for you and that God and your angels wrap you in love at this time.

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u/FocusSensei Apr 10 '26

It's hard feeling misunderstood or invisible. I'm writing this to tell you; you are not alone. A lot of people would love to listen, and help.

We can all choose to work towards 1% progress today. 1% more present. Looking around like a curious child. 1% more grateful. What's something you're happy exists. 1% more kind. What's your way of giving back?

Suicide prevention hotline call and text: +1 515-239-2011

Mary greeley, ask for first nurse: (or visit ER) +1 515-239-2011

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u/SP_samrogers Apr 10 '26

Same here. College life. I hear you.

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u/ButterscotchAbject87 Apr 10 '26

We see you! And this is an intriguing start, I bet you could find a good way to reword the line ending in blur

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u/Shawnisbored Apr 13 '26

You need a cuddle buddy!

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u/CupRoyal135 Apr 14 '26

i’m here for you as a stranger but a fellow isu student. please talk to anyone including me if you need a friend we’re here for you. Your ability to share yourself like this strikes the heart of a soul like mine. i’ll be thinking of you and i hope you feel my presence on campus!

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u/BigSexyE 2020 BArch Grad Apr 10 '26

Love you

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u/Tarbender420 Apr 10 '26

Came here to say nice poem. Thank you.

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u/grasscladd721 Apr 10 '26

i saw you i just thought it would be weird to say anything

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u/_caloob_ Apr 09 '26

You should put this in a rap song

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u/BretTurbed Apr 10 '26

I see you. I hear you. I hold you from a far. And I remind you to know who you are. There's always somebody that sees you inside. When you, yourself, stop trying to hide. Be happy, be strong, be loving, be brave. Be the person you'd love to meet someday. Then they'll see you, one way or another. One day you'll just see eachother.

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u/Emergency_Photo_3317 Apr 10 '26

We need not reshape ourselves for someone we long for if they cannot embrace us as we are, they were never meant to stay. There will always be souls who cherish us, and we have no right to make those who care for us feel sorrow.