To This Day Project by Shane Koyczan

[@jaymosley5930]

Dear 11 year old me that sat in the back of class crying when you watched this video in 6th grade for the first time. I know you felt those goosebumps brush your skin. I want you to know you’re 22 next month…you still cry and get goosebumps but they were wrong, and you’re doing your best

[@kyona5422]

they weren't just wrong, they were willfully and arrogantly so. they never stopped to ask what it was you were going through or considered that you're a person too, they just pointed and laughed because at least it wasn't them. they didn't care because they were dumb kids. but even through the torment and the pain you gritted through and now your here. happy early birthday, and to many more.

[@Ace-fu7jd]

tell me why i had the exact same experience with this. i literally just remembered it and spent the last hour finding it. now im literally sobbing

[@ellaalbrecht7428]

I remember watching this in 6th grade as well. Happy 22nd birthday to us. You’re doing great

[@nightthinker_567]

💞💞

[@Anna-w4b5g]

I watched this in 6th grade too

[@tandraferguson2684]

I was showed this when I was in middle school.. I'm now 24 years old and still cry every single time I watch it.

[@rachaeljenkin4264]

Same experience here. It had SUCH an impact on my life.

[@mykaylamoe8630]

I'm 27 and me too ❤ we are NOT alone.

[@RiRiley067]

It truly was one of the best things in middle school to help see that I wasn't alone, I am the same age and I remember hearing this for the first time, I keep coming back to it when I am in a dark place and I just need a little jumpstart into the light from the dark.

[@the_question]

Same here!

[@toonfan24]

I'm glad it's not just me

[@izukumewdoriya3549]

"As if broken bones hurt more than the names we got called,and we got called them all,so we grew up believing that no one would ever fall in love with us.".

[@FalishiaHerron]

My teacher put this on in my classroom and me and my friend started crying because of it I feel you man

[@emmylol136]

I've been listening to his poems for 4 years now...never gets old 😭

[@deadroses7500]

emmy cesar same..

[@SDings1]

emmy cesar exactly the same for me. It helps me remember where I once was and how far I've now come. Like it says in the video, I'm still here. And there's a reason for that.

[@derpkawaii-potato6015]

Same

[@okayHelios]

Same, I cry every time

[@cakesmasher360]

Same

[@kimberlybocanegra35]

Still trying to believe they were wrong. This really hits the same 9 years later maybe more

[@noah-nx3ni]

“how can you hold your ground f everyone wants to bury you underneath it” *wow*

[@christophermoltisanti5475]

I first heard this in class when I was 11 years old. I am 22 now, and I still find it incredibly profound. Whoever is reading this, they were wrong...

[@sonjaaliccia4927]

Well..... I am now homeschooled.. for the rest of the year because bullying.. Not only I have a cyst/tumor on my brain it's every single day I walk through the halls I get judged and called names.. Because I try to be myself.. A leader.. Sometimes things don't work out as you planned.. No friends at school, nothing .. 13 and depressed. I've been beaten up threatened called names of all sorts.. Yet this video makes me feel a little more alive when I watch it.

[@septbaaby]

hi how are you? any updates ?

[@jeflylouis8769]

@@septbaaby 11 years ago she commented on this video...wow hope she's doing well

[@septbaaby]

@jeflylouis8769 same honestly

[@midnightthoughts8519]

His words speak truth. Why shouldn't everyone else do so as well? Why shouldn't we tell our stories? Why shouldn't we remind everyone that they're beautiful every single day? I know answers to all of my questions I ask myself, but I never want to believe them. I was never picked on at school, I never had that so called bad life. I was the Mary Sue to a story in someone's book, the person who was unimportant and never made a difference. Someone who always stood in the back of the class, never speaking until I was spoken to. I never wanted friends, but if I did I would push them away. I never knew what was wrong with me. All I know was that I was mildy depressed and couldn't handle even trying to do something at school. Before things got worse I tried a new school. Over time I made friends and they helped me cope with my depression, even though they weren't aware of it the entire time. I'm not selfish anymore, and wish to help others. I'm hoping to get better at slam poetry and share fictional stories that reflect on different problems to help other people, or share other people's stories.

[@sapphirekaminari5960]

"If you can't see the beauty within yourself get a better mirror, look a little closer, stare a little longer..." That really hit me hard

[@laylayland1157]

I saw this in class and almost all the girls were in tears by the end so beautiful

[@kermittheunliving8696]

I’m 12 years old and I’m in grade 7.... This honestly made me cry in in front of class which has like 30 students. I re-watched this so many times thinking to myself how much words mean to people, how much they can hurt. I’ve been treated like this all my life. It just makes me really sad because he explained everything that has happened to me and how I constantly feel about school and people. They are just a bunch of assholes feeding on our feelings...

[@revelations5811]

you have such a kind heart

[@f.a.m.3436]

You are 100% right. Today I read a poem I wrote in fromt of about 30 people who I either didnt know very well or tormented me when I was younger, and this was reccommended to me because of the content of the poem and how I read it they thought it was based off of this. And I want you to know Ive been through it all. You must be in 8th grade by now so know this, you are not alone because every school has this and you owe it to yourself to pull through. I am in my senior year now, the final stretch and I lived through it. I survived the shards of glass shredding away at my sanity and you can too because you have a kind heart. Dont let anyone ruin that.

[@sebastianm.4966]

dude same here...

[@Thickerrr]

Me too it was so sad

[@turtleduck2574]

M also 12 in GR 7!!

[@JakkieArruda00]

I watched this in school and cried:'( this is the most amazing video ive ever seen in my life. Thank you Shane

[@47kaitlyn47]

JakkieArruda00 same

[@laurenbeckner1792]

Same

[@ishakasey4823]

SAME

[@rachaelhatton5960]

JakkieArruda00 hello..please tell me how are you now? After FOUR YEARS how are you? Like..not a lie “I’m fine” like, how are you really?

[@skizzly4760]

Same, i watched it in HPE class and i have been watching it ever since

[@samisacat1]

I cry every time I listen to this.

[@parisarsenicqueen-ihatelif8184]

9 years ago today. I watched this video for the first time. I come back and it still speaks to me as much as it did. I still cry with belief as much as it made me do. Whoever made this video. Whoever theeverythingclan is... Thank you. So much.

[@yeseniagaspar8737]

I first listen to this back when I was in 7th grade , I’m now a high school graduate about to hit my 19 birthday, I still come back to this video here and there ever since

[@sanoebueno66]

This is literally one of my favorite videos on the internet anywhere ever.

[@cronicism]

I cryed, this reminds me of my past ,

[@xd_dominicxd2477]

maybe we got the same past

[@poopface6009]

maybe we do too

[@shadow_master9328]

Still being learnt his poem in high school which I think is the best thing

[@Slater-vu2hu]

I will never forget the day when my freshman teacher showed me this for the first time and I got chills because I felt that someone else knew the pain I was going through

[@caitrionahydewargo5129]

I found this poem my freshman year of high school. 9 years ago.

[@kotarobokuto4105]

I'm in my freshman year now, I found this around 3rd grade, it didn't phase me, I didn't understand it. Found it again around 5th grade, definitely hurt a bit then, I understood it. Came back to it now, and I've listened to it many many times and cried every time. God I've been through too much

[@sloaneswenson6784]

“he tried it kill himself in tenth grade when a kid who could still go home to mom and dad have the audacity to say “get over it” as if depression is something that can be remedied by any of the contents found in a first aid kit” wow.

[@marvelousfizzy799sarchive8]

That part is so relatable to me.

[@jahmessed]

"and despite an army of friends who all call him an inspiration, he remains a conversation piece between people who can't understand; sometimes being drugfree has less to do with addiction and more to do with sanity.."

[@More_Of_Klari]

I'm 15 in the 9th grade... And this made me cry because of how school has been the past few years...

[@airahsavx.]

i still come back and listen to this. this has stuck with me for a very long time since i was in 6th grade in middle school i’m about to be 20 years old in december.

[@b4tm4nnnn]

heard this poem for the first time when i was in school. i can’t remember when but it has always stuck w me i’m happy i found it again

[@helenaceilidh7351]

This shit hit a little harder at 25 than it did at 14. Wasn’t expecting that. They were 100% wrong.

[@pinocchiojw9699]

Yeah, turns out I didn't know things could get better

[@lapislazuli9471]

I have depression and this really speaks to me

[@VorpalSpider69]

Lapis Lazuli I have anxiety and depression, so this hits home. My parents have been divorced for three years now, and my dad just doesn't care. He doesn't care that I tried to slit my wrists or overdose on the anxiety medication that never seems to work. But sometimes we just have to keep going despite the hurt, surrounding us with people who love us when we're too scared to love the bleeding, glued-together, lovable disasters known as us. We just gotta keep going, despite how much we want to stop. We can do this. We just gotta surround ourselves with friends with hearts big enough to hold us, and hugs strong enough to push our broken pieces back together. *_Don't give up. We can do this._*

[@The_Guy_Who_Asked72]

are you doing ok now?

[@alaskalives1176]

I cry every time

[@doggoruiningartworks]

OH MY GOSH. I remember watching this in fifth grade! It made me cry, even though I didn't fully understand it. And now that I do, well, this is even better. And years later, I'm still crying. What a beautiful video.

[@Camford03]

2 years ago, in grade 7, my social teacher/Vice principal showed my whole class this. I watch it once every month. It gives me motivation. I connect to it so much. In grade 3-7 I thought I was the only one that suffered stuff like this. Now I understand that Im not the only kid. I find people who are suffering the same, whether it be a bully victim or someone who suffers depression. I tried to hide it and it just grew until the shadow behind me dragged me down each day. I have opened up about it and have worked on motivating people I have met to speak up and seek help. Im only in 9th grade and I know I have changed many lives. I have a friend who I helped to save from commiting suicide. She tried to take 2 whole bottles of advil. She managed to take half of one before I was able to catch her. She was taken to the hospital and had her stomache flushed. My life has changed since that day. My life has been changed ever since I saw this video for the first time. Its such a strong impact on so many people lives and it is unbelievable what one person can do with just poetry. But Shane has found out a way to change lives. What an amazing person.

[@Camford03]

This also inspired me to begin poetry which allows me to release myself. I am just astonished by what poetry can do. Releasing how you feel onto paper and rereading it and really thinking about it truly can change a person.

[@susanamurphy4116]

This video explains everything I have been through and am still going through even in high school kids are mean :(

[@bxbychl0]

I first heard this poem at age 16. I’m 28 now and this is still amongst my top favorite poems.🥺 I will show this to my children one day.❤️‍🩹

[@meltedfroyo6979]

10 year old me sitting in class listening to this in tears...little did she know that nearly 2 decades later she'd be shedding the same tears listening to this again.

[@randomgay5769]

Sticks and stones may break your bones but words leave physiological scars that will never heal

[@aarons8711]

Still hits like a truck, this is such an amazing poem

[@wintershock]

When I was in grade 4 we watched this and for some reason I didn't cry. Maybe that's one of the reasons why my class calls me heartless. They also call me weird. I don't even care about half of my class because of the things they've done to me in the past.

[@welcometomyworld4437]

Your wrists aren't paper. Don't cut em You aren't hair. You don't need to dye. Pills aren't balloons. Don't pop em. Your life ain't a movie. Don't end it. As a famous KZbinr said before, "Whatever you are going through is temporary. Suicide is permanent." You are a beautiful living human being who always always always deserves to walk this earth with the people who don't have to go through the tough times. We all matter. We all always will.

[@victurrr5354]

Then why do I have the desire to do all of those things

[@GeoGamerArtistVlogger]

WelcomeTo MyWorld the quote is from Jacksepticeye, right?

[@rose_blossom1012]

WelcomeTo MyWorld you are so right and I love what you wrote be srong and stay amazing!❤

[@rose_blossom1012]

Geo: Gamer, Artist, Vlogger I think it is but still it is a great poem stay amazing every one

[@FadedOffTheJosh]

This was a little to long

[@tristianhill9688]

I presented this is school and this was my solo for my competitive dance. I made so many people cry. This inspired so many people so thank you.

[@retro_hp5542]

I literally listen to this once a year. God I love this poem.

[@tordeddsworld8947]

I suffered with bullying for a while so when we had talent show I memorize this whole poem and spoke this poem on the stage of my school and then I Had No More Bullies

[@M.C.13-q4i]

He’s one of my favorite spoken words. Saw this years ago… I wasn’t bullied by others but by myself. I recently got the diagnosis that I have MS (multiple sclerosis) and headaches were common. And just listening to someone saying, “It’s going to be okay” hits different

[@quzi5136]

..honestly ive leanred that im never gonna be loved....

[@malloseven1699]

NO DONT SAY THAT! SOMEWHERE SOMEONE WILL AND DOES LOVE YOU! And even if I don't know you, I'll be the one that cares about you, that loves you. Never think that you'll never be loved.

[@damariscanela7740]

There’s a God in Heaven who loves you deeply and wants you to know it. Please don’t give up hope. You are loved.

[@ellobees9634]

If no one else will love yoi, do it yourself, if you can't do it, I will.

[@ellobees9634]

You*

[@user-gu8mm3jo9m]

Why am I just now finding this beautiful video?

[@flyjahtoledo7810]

This is the most beautiful inspirational poem I have heard

[@NishmoTheGreat]

This came out when I was in my senior year of high school and I remember showing it to the Principal at the time and asking it to be shown, and it was. I remember crying and now, 11 years later, it still does.

[@Zach2003]

I remember sending this to my friend back in school, and the only thing she sent back was 'hey that guy looks weird'. And for some reason this crushed me more than if she had insulted me personally. I know to her it was just some link that she easily overlooked because she didn't care (and maybe she had a right not to care), but to me it was as if she'd told me 'hey, what this guy says about the cruelty of other people and kids is absolutely true and I'm one of them, because looks matter more to me than anything this guy can say'. I know its unfair to her, and it has been over a decade since this happened, but even 'to this day' I could get mad at her for that. Back then I just felt bad and insecure for being the odd one out, for bothering her with a heavy hitting text that's probably wayy too long for her taste. Today I feel livid and mad and i have all the things in my head i would have wanted to tell her ten years ago. "Hey, thanks for proving the point of this text", "hey i really find it pretty unfair that I'm sending you a text and telling you how much this poem means you me and all you can comment on is that guy's looks", "hey, i hope you know I'll never be trusting you again with the art i truly enjoy because i dont want you to ruin it for me", "how about you stop fatshaming that guy and start listening for a change?" I could have said one of these things, but I just apologised, and I'm still so mad at that. For a long time I thought she kind of took the meaning of this piece away from me, because all i could think of when listening to it was this damn comment of hers, but over a decade later I'm still finding this text, and i now can say that i understand the lines that i didnt get in school, and that words feel relatable to me now that little me thought we'd never understand. But we're still here, and in the end that's all that matters

[@raylynaguilera9297]

Watched this when I was 15 and it saved my life. I’m 25 now.

[@AceWithAMaceLMAO]

We watched this in my English class, and people were laughing... And then, things got quiet once it went farther in. I swear, I have never seen so many people who I've known as disrespectful to people with poor mental health actually pay attention for once

[@rainasundquist8855]

to this day.. i still watch this video.

[@abbyg.6975]

It drives me crazy for the fact that people don’t understand that’s words hurt more than actions. Cuz words do hurt. Why do do people not realize that.

[@anastasiatabaldo6322]

ive gone through depression and still do and this video reminds me of my life

[@houseofhalseys7450]

I look for this poem every few years. It's just never left me

[@jacoblarding4699]

Who is still here 2024

[@toonfan24]

I'm never leaving

[@elizabethholland2293]

They showed this to us seventh graders eleven years ago. We cried. I had it memorized for at least a year. It inspired me then, and watching it again as an adult has made me appreciate Shane's words even more. Things are still hard, but I'm better than I ever thought possible. He was right. They were wrong.

[@xgothxbunnyx]

The mom part is the one that gets me the most....

[@goldencharm2907]

I remember watching this in my class in 5th grade my friends and I were hurt cried

[@elviraadinosuarez6297]

Been listening to this Poem since 2014 never fails to make me cry

[@kaseyhard2090]

2019 and this still touches my soul each and every time

[@irismwatson]

This is one of the first things that has actually made cry like that. This is what I call a try not to cry challenge. That had a lot of feeling and it got me right in the beginning 😥

[@fatimaelsadik1639]

First time I heard this poem was in grade 9. It still hits my heart the same way… makes me cry the exact same way. Im 26 now.

[@Killerdog-uq4iq]

I watch this in school as well and when he said that you feel like nobody will ever love you that's how I felt but now that I saw this video I'm inspired to keep thriving on and all of you should too

[@daisyw.8982]

this is the most beautiful poem i have ever heard, they need to show it in all schools, America, Australia, UK, every where, we have to raise awareness of bullying, and this poem is just the most perfect way of showing it.

[@samuelbonaccorso9969]

To this day..... I still love love this..

[@noellebackman8302]

It’s so healing to be able to watch this 11 years later and completely understand the message. As a 13 years old I would cry and cry every time I watched this, it gave me hope but I was never sure I’d make it. As a 24 year old, I’m so grateful I continued living and pursuing my dreams, no matter how hard it’s been. I can’t wait to keep proving everyone wrong. 🙌🏻

[@chloefox5727]

I have been rewatching this poem nonstop😭😢

[@Splirg]

I remember when my teacher in 4th grade showed me this, This highlighted my life back then, I loved this video. what is nice now in 9th grade is that no one can pick on me because I am bigger than them

[@brookaleedoo745]

I first heard this song 11 years ago in my English class back in 11th grade, certain parts hit me hard back then, dealing with depression and an ED. Now other parts hit me harder, being a mom and worrying about how my kids will see me. I can’t thank my teacher enough, Mrs Curran, for showing this to me.

[@blueberrypower8634]

To this day, I still listen to this poem, and I still listen to the beautiful message it sends. Honestly amazing, I cry each time

[@Irene.blossom]

I was showed this in 5th grade to me and my classmates and I will never forget these beautiful words. I am learning to feel beautiful.

[@matilderodgers2142]

11 years later and this video still tugs on my heart strings 💔

[@KarmaISK1ller]

I’m broken and it’s painful to feel like this

[@shadarkvector368]

With love, there will always be hate. With darkness, there will always be light. One would not be the same without the other. That is just how things are. Every human is darkness, that harnesses both good and evil, but it is their chose with to let envelop hem, along with their darkness. This video is very like my past. My life was enveloped in bullying since I was a little kid. All throughout elementary school and middle school. I was shown this video when I was a freshman, and I stand by this. I created my own rule that I live by. Black, or darkness. Some people believe that black is all colors, some believe that it is not a color at all. But what I believe in, is that every human is black. Black is the fusion of every color in some eyes, and I guess I use that the most as analogy. If you are angry, you may be a fiery red. If you are happy, you can feel a transplendent jungle leaf green. If you are mischievous, you can be an eerie cloud grey. All of these emotions, at disposal. I have been forced to learn to control my emotions to the best of my ability, and that is what I do. In life, I create personalities to suit my needs and wants. But in truth, i will always be darkness. Black is the color that absorbs the most light, and that is what I shall do. I take in light, and give it to those that need enlightening.That is just the way I am. Make fun of it if you like. Poem "Darkness does not always bring evil. As light doesn't always bring good."

[@piperotten7442]

8 years still love this

[@galaxysoul7]

I heard this either 2014 or 2015 I still come back and cry

[@thejman1mill]

I saw this when it came out back in middle school, been coming back to it every now and then. Its my favorite internet vidoo of all time. Changed my life

[@alilwildwithcat167]

I’m so happy to hear they’re regularly playing this in schools now 😭😭 i remember 12 year old me seeing it and BEGGING my english teacher to show it in class. It was the first time i had seen how i felt put into words.

[@cammybear-x]

we watched it in middle school ❤️

[@zarahasan331]

i watched this in my art class today, and as i was watching this i couldn't stop thinking about the fact that as i was watching the video someone, somewhere in the world was suffering through all of this.

[@The_Guy_Who_Asked72]

heard this a couple days ago in English class and deadass had to hold back tears

[@catlover1172-official]

Saw it in my English class too

[@jojowolfe993]

Been listening to this since it came out 11 years ago... I've never forgotten it, I listen when I need reminding of how much life's thrown my way and how much I continue to struggle with... For some of us the fight never ends, but I hope there's someone out there that can come back to this video to remind themselves "I fought, and I survived". I'm beyond words proud of those that can say this kind of life is only a memory of the past and no longer their present, and I wish to join you on that side one day.

[@star_the_hybrid]

this year my teacher pulled this up on the screen and i cried and that was only the 10th day of school and i already cried.. i have now watched this video so i can feel something and yet i cried less than half as much. "how come" you say? i'm not sure but i guess i'm going to keep searching for something to cry to because i'm addicted to depression yet i hate it at the same time. everyone gives the same advice to me for my life and nothing has change and i know this because my life keeps becoming the most wonderful thing on earth and suddenly the very high place that i've been climbing to has disappeared and i'm back at the bottom.. i have found comfort in this painful feeling that forms in my chest and voice, even though it literally causes the most suicidal and self-inflicted pain thoughts that get worse and worse everytime. i swear if i have an importance to live it is nothing.. the only reason i'm still living is because i still have a crumb of hope.. i don't why i won't let go, i don't know why i'm here even after these past 13 years. my own FATHER didn't want me before i was even born..if my mother's life has been worse with me how will it be without me after a year?- WILL SHE EVEN CARE?.. i don't know. i'm sorry for pouring some of my heart out i just don't know.

[@Real-oj2yo]

I just heard of this for the first time, and it genuinely gives me shivers. It may come off as corny from other people my age, but I find that the way this is presented is beautiful. The part where it mentioned not believing anyone could love you based on what you’ve heard about yourself really touched me. I feel that I can’t be truly loved by anyone for what i am and how I act, but maybe there’s a chance that there’s someone out there that’ll accept me and LOVE me. I never had a friend I could trust in elementary, and words cant describe how alone I still feel even now that I’m in high school. I have one friend I can really trust now, but I still don’t know if I truly trust her because she doesn’t seem to accept some parts of who I am. Almost like I’m embarrassing for her, but she’s all I have right now. I can barely keep a friend that accepts me, so it’s hard to believe that I could ever find someone who would love someone like me. I sob for my younger self for being so alone during a time where there WERE people who trusted each other, while I thought it was normal to see no one outside of school. I’ve just been so alone, but I really do believe that it can get better.

[@gattomiao25]

i keep watching this video and i almost have the whole thing memoreized

[@RiRiley067]

10 years ago I heard this for the first time... It's good to come back to listen to this when I am struggling. It helps me feel a little more aware that other people care. I can't count how many times this has helped me out of a dark mindset because it is so relatable... To this day I am still here because of this story...

[@averymcewan274]

It's sad because its true people really need to change.

[@gabi3341]

We had to have a talk about bullying talk about ppl in our yeargroup bullying and then we had to watch this and a tear ran down my face this is such a good video to teach ppl not to bully them

[@envy9262]

As a kid I would always watch this, over and over trying to make it through school, through life. I had completely forgotten about it until recent conversation reminded me of it. watching it again, and just feeling the same feelings, but also the realization that next year is my 10 year anniversary of graduating.. we really made it..

[@joleneperry2618]

I watch this every single day on repeat never gets old just shows true society

[@avasart6352]

The fact that I keep coming back here... 💙

[@soramartin-rovet8430]

I cry every time I hear this

[@parisarsenicqueen-ihatelif8184]

Ik how this feels when I was in grade school I was physically bullied and ever since I ended up hitting the bully it went from physically bullied to verbally bullied the words hurt I went from crying to cutting myself soon my mom found out and I could not do it anymore so I moved to my diary I wrote and wrote and wrote and ppl did say I looked like a wrong answer and I've been called worse I got use to the pain and I forced myself to stop crying so now I'm hurting even worse I always called myself ugly and fat and it just got worse my teachers just tell the bullies to stop it did not do anything when I watched this video it helped ... I watch this every time I feel down and it Helps thatnk you for this I needed this

[@SchwiftySamsara]

I first heard this 11 years ago. I'm 24 now. Still hits the same.

[@tomsimpkins1211]

This presentation has stuck with me for over a decade now. I was one of those kids, grew up with no father and a mother who could barely provide. Kids with two loving parents who could get them anything they want would steal my food and stomp on my juice boxes, I'd go home hungry and so mom wouldn't cry I never told her. And that was the least cruel the kids pulled.. Kids will be kids though, every teacher said it. As if that made it okay. This presentation is what made me realize, that they were wrong. That I was no less, and deserved the same respect as them. Years later, I've met some of those kids. I'm an adult now. Some of them never grew past who they were then.

[@SkarletShadows]

i cant explain how much this video has touched and helpped me. i come back to this now changed and proud, stronger. i believed.. and i found value in myself. i can keep going. i will.

[@floofersnoofer]

I remember the grade 8s at my old school showed this to the whole school, I was in grade 1, this video scared me but what scares me even more, is how I can kinda relate to it on some level.

[@kaarthicsenthil4536]

I'm 33. This one gets me everytime. Been watching this for years.

[@ashtonhatch374]

Cant believe its been 11 years since I first watched this wish I could say I am proud of where I am

[@winterhermann7748]

I always thought the saying was sticks and stones may break my bones but words will ALWAYS hurt

[@tammaxwell9533]

I need 14 year old me who was shown this in group while hiding the new cuts on their arms to know that we’re 22 now. I’ve got a bachelors degree and have nearly finished my first year of postgrad. None of the attempts worked. I’ve been self harm free for 2 1/2 years. I have friends now. I’m loved loudly. Every year that passes I watch the video and cry like I did the first time because although I’m still depressed and anxious and slightly broken it is the one thing that tells me clearly how much better shit has gotten since the first time I was shown this. I really wish I could go back in time and give younger me a hug and tell them it gets better.