To the Person Who Woke Up This Morning and Regretted It

A Letter from My Heart to Yours

To the person who woke up this morning and regretted it,

I want to start by saying something simple, but important.

I’m really glad you’re still here.

I know that may not be how you feel right now. I know that sometimes waking up does not feel like relief. Sometimes it feels like disappointment. Like you have to face another day you do not have the strength for. Like the weight you went to sleep with is still there, waiting for you.

Maybe your first thought this morning was, “I wish I hadn’t woken up.”

Maybe you feel tired in a way that sleep cannot fix.

Maybe you don’t know how to keep going, and you’re not sure you even want to.

If that’s where you are, I want you to know that you are not alone in feeling this way.

I have been there too.

There was a morning in my life when I woke up after trying to end it.

I remember the heaviness. I remember the confusion. I remember realizing that I was still here when I didn’t expect to be.

And I remember what it felt like to wake up and not feel grateful, but unsure… and honestly, disappointed.

That morning changed my life, but not in the way people might expect.

Nothing suddenly became easy. The pain didn’t disappear overnight. I didn’t wake up loving myself.

But something shifted.

I had to face a question I had never really asked before.

If I was still here… then what did that mean?

What if my story wasn’t over?

The morning after my suicide attempt was the first day of my self-love journey.

I didn’t understand that at the time. All I knew was that I was still here, and somehow, that meant something.

So I want to offer you a gentle thought, not as pressure, but as possibility.

Waking up today might not feel like a gift right now.

But it might be the first quiet sign that your story is not over.

You don’t have to figure everything out today.

You don’t have to fix your whole life.

You don’t have to have the answers.

If all you can do today is make it through this moment, that is enough.

If all you can do is take one small step, that is enough.

If all you can do is keep breathing, that is enough.

God sees you, even here.

Not when everything is better. Not when you feel stronger. Not when you have it all together.

He sees you right now, in this moment.

And He has not abandoned you.

Even if you can’t feel it yet, your life still carries purpose.

Your presence still matters.

You matter.

I know there is a voice that may be telling you otherwise. A voice that says you are too much, or not enough, or too broken to be worth the effort.

That voice is not telling you the truth.

Your story still matters.

And you do not have to carry this by yourself.

If today feels too heavy, please consider reaching out to someone.

A friend. A family member. A counselor. Someone who can sit with you in this moment and remind you that you don’t have to go through this alone.

There is no weakness in needing support. There is strength in choosing to stay and allowing someone to help you keep going.

I know this morning may feel heavy.

But it is still a morning.

And as long as you are here, there is still space for something new to begin, even if it starts small.

You are still here for a reason.

And even if you can’t see it yet, your story is not over.

With compassion,

Mary

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