30 Quotes from Dear Stranger, I know How You Feel by Ashish Bagrecha

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A book in the form of letters (epistolary) to all the strangers going through a condition of mental turmoil. All the letters begin with what I call describing the symptoms.

Is there some difficulty you're going through currently? Bagrecha says all these feelings are normal. Then he explains that it’s okay to feel them, he has a diagnosis of your condition-because he felt them too when he was in a situation like yours. Then he gives you the medicine- he tells you how you can overcome them.

About Pain

In the deep black sky 

even though a million miles apart

the sun still finds a way to bring light to the moon,

and you expect me to leave you in this darkness?

About Emptiness

Maybe you’ll never know 

why I never said a word 

why I pushed you away 

why I buried my feelings 

why I chained my heart and hid its key under the deepest sea 

because I couldn’t allow you to drown in the never-ending chaos 

which was only mine.

About Anxiety

My dear demons

no matter how many times you try to prove that nobody loves me,

you’ll always fail!

I’m loved and I know that;

I suggest you run and never come back!

That is life after all: an unending series of challenges we must face and fight against for happiness and, sometimes, sanity.

About Insomnia

the moon reminds me of you how beautifully you both try to fight the darkness.

About Heartache

you weren’t born with a heartbreak, 

you won’t die with one,

then why live with it?

this world has so much to offer, you deserve better.

accept, allow. embrace, evolve.

About Loss

I can’t find anyone like you 

not even close to you

I look for you in everyone but I fail every single time

yet I don’t feel lonely or sad

I feel happy and proud the departure doesn’t hurt

because I loved the best one.

About Negativity

that storm in your heart 

let it thunder let it strike

let it rain let it flood

let it destroy let it destruct

and in the aftermath you will find sunshine

About Self-Harm

you don’t want peace 

you want the chaos and the storm to bring you pain and destroy you

you don’t want to be found or loved

you want to stay lost and be left alone

but i won’t let you.

every time you walk into darkness

i’ll stand right next to you and dare you to destroy both of us.

About Identity

to those who say this is a generation of confused minds lonely hearts and broken people, 

i ask which one was not?

so don’t worry about us, we too will find our ways to live, love and heal.

About Hope

we’re just two people trapped in love trying to fix each other but failing remarkably. 

we’re just two people holding on to hope.

About Patience

if you’re given darkness, you’ll also be gifted with stars.

About Forgiveness

maybe we will never meet 

but we can still walk together like parallel lines to infinity and beyond.

About Healing

i am not scared now the pain has ended, 

i am an ocean of memories i have nothing to hide,

my words have defeated silence i have nothing to lose,

i am chaos in its most beautiful form

i am the light of a darkened soul.

About Health

you already know i’m broken beyond repair 

and still you hold me as tight as you can without letting me go

simply wanting and waiting for me to undo the damage i caused to myself.

damn it, it’s working.

About Positivity

you think no one can fix you 

but you don’t know some prayers are powerful and some souls know magic.

About Second Chances

i wanted my life to have a tragic ending 

so i could write about it dwell and drink in pain

tell people about it and make them cry sell my sorrows and become famous,

i so wanted it!

but then one day i met you and you gave me a happy ending.

damn you, my love!

About Love

‘What if I never find love?’ 

‘Don’t worry. Then, love will find you.’

‘How?’

‘In its own mysterious and magical ways.’

‘Why?’

‘Because souls like you deserve to be loved.’

About Family

i am your home, you’ll always come back to me,

always.

About Friendship

if all you want is darkness 

i can rip out all the stars in the sky

but i’m sorry my heart cannot stop glowing for you.

you can have a starless sky and a moonless night

but i’m sorry my soul will always send you light.

About Self-awareness

express before it’s late, 

love before it’s gone,

feel before it ends,

hold before it leaves.

About Purpose

maybe it’s not about finding yourself, 

maybe it’s just about loving yourself.

About Dreams

you think your dreams are dying 

but here’s the truth dreams never die.

they are simply leaving you when they grow tired they change homes. they believe they deserve better

because dreams love doers more than thinkers.

About Hard Work

to love, survive and smile are the hardest

but most beautiful things to do.

About Success

success should be the story you would tell your kids 

about the things that made you happy.

About Failure

you’re not the sum of all your failures 

you’re the multiplication of every time you tried.

About Kindness

the world would be much better and more beautiful 

and people would be less lonely and sad,

if instead of asking, ‘how are you?’ we said, ‘i care for you.’

About Gratitude

i wish i could be for you what you have been for me 

a ray of hope a rain of happiness a cup of coffee and a book of love.

About the Universe

the world has disappointed you the universe will not.

 trust me on that.

About Life and Death

we must remember that we are mere travelers of life on our journey home, 

that nothing will matter in the end for everything is chaos except love.

About Happiness

happiness is a daily choice and not an impossible dream.

Conclusion

This book is an uplifting read if you are facing mental issues. Don’t hesitate to reach out to a friend, family, stranger, or an inspirational book like this one in case you are feeling let down by life.

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