Grateful for reaching out via /r/gratitude

I tend to suffer in silence. Believing that nobody wants to hear me whining mainly because I have a really great life. A few weeks ago I was having a really tough day inside my head and I decided to take a chance and reach out to my family. I sent them a text telling them that I was struggling and why. I deleted the texts 3 different times, convincing myself that it was dumb and that I would just be bothering them with my insignificant problems. The important thing is that 4th time I hit send and put my phone down and cried. Telling myself how dumb I was for bothering them. Every single one of them texted me back and reassured me that I was beautiful at any weight and that I have so much to be proud of myself for. That I’m strong and it’s ok to reach out when I need them to love me a little louder. I’m forever grateful for my family. For reaching out. For breaking old patterns. For finding my peace and accepting help when I need it.