Dear Elliot,

Please don’t lose all hope. It is never too late. Look at what you have achieved throughout your life. You got through your teenage years, you survived the factory job all those years, you’ve gone on to create a relationship and have your beautiful children and you still have your job and your home. You sound like quite an amazing guy to me. Why can’t you like yourself more? you don’t have to think your the top guy in everything but please don’t beat yourself up so much, you sound like a master in self flagellation!!!!  ( I do this to myself and then sometimes have to take the rise out of myself for being such an idiot ) don’t be so hard on yourself, give yourself some credit for what you have achieved and give yourself a lot of self love. And what the hell is wrong with being ugly, 7 stone and 5ft tall?????? you are unique. Try to be grateful for what you have and who you are. Well done for looking at Tiny Buddha and asking for help. Keep reading and posting, reading other peoples stories will help you too. Hopefully it will inspire you to do more self help to love yourself more. I myself am not always positive but I try not to let the negative thoughts win. It is my choice which thoughts I take through my day.

Hold on, just take it one day at a time. You will be ok and smile again. You just need to know other people feel like you do and come through it. It’s your life Elliot, don’t let your thoughts take it away from you. Knock that chattering monkey off your shoulder.

I wish you the peace and happiness that you wished Fatima.

Mia