Miriam's Poems 🫶🏼

When it comes to asking for help you should never be scared. People will never know your pain because to speak up and to ask for help you never dared. Asking for help doesn’t mean you are weak, it means you need a little support or advice so open up your heart and let it speak. Trust me I know it might feel scary but asking for help will give you an amazing relief. It will feel great for all those negative emotions and feelings to finally be released. I say this from experience. No matter if you believe that it’s no big deal, these emotions and feeling should always be taken very serious. That’s why I went to Roybal Family Mental Health Center. They always looked out for me and did everything they could to help me feel better. I was with them for 4 years, filled with blood, sweat, and a lot of tears. My first therapist was Alicia Morales and I was with her for 3 and a half years. When I first started I had so many fears. I thought that therapy was something bad and that it meant that I was weak, and having that mentality made it a lot harder for me to speak. “Picture me as a friend or best friend that you see once a week to talk about any problem or anything going on in your life, and knowing that she’s going to keep it to herself unless she feels like you are in danger” Alicia said. After those words, I started to slowly improve and move ahead. After sometime, I went back to seek for help again. I fell back down into a very dark place of lighting, thunder, and rain. The things that was different about me the second time I went back was that I was a lot stronger. I recognized and reflected in the mess and trouble that I was in when I was younger. Two months later I was moved over with someone new. What scared me is that I didn’t know with who. When I met her I felt comfortable, and what gave us more of a connection is that we both had a similar name. She constantly reminded me of me improvement and the person that I become. Just like everyone in Roybal, Marian gave me hope. I will never forget what Alicia and Marian did for me I am truly grateful for them both. I want to thank every single person there. Thank you for all your love and care. I am now the best person that I can be, with all the support I am now set free. I walked in feeling nothing but fear. I was in a dark place and would push anyone that came near. Now I walked out feeling stronger and better than ever. I walked in completely lost and broken and now all the missing pieces are all put together. So if you need help don’t be afraid to look for help if you need it. It’s better to ask for help than to hold it all in and to later give up and quit.

By: Miriam Lopez