Please understand

Please understand.
That I am here and will always be.

Please understand.
I am broken in a very significant way.

Please understand.
When I don't answer the phone it is not that I don't want to talk to you.

Please understand.
It is because I am unable to talk to you at that time.

Please understand.
All that I have been through and continue to go through.

Please understand.
That I have endured years of trauma and abuse.

Please understand.
That it is not as simple as medication and time to cure my ills.

Please understand.
I want and need you to be a part of my life.

Please understand.
Just as I have accepted you for who you are I need the same consideration and understanding.

Please understand.
That my diagnosis is a part of who I am and not what I am. 

Please understand.
That PTSD, Major Depressisve Disorder and Anxiety disorder are very real even though they are not visable ailments.

But please understand.
I am here and always will be your life long friend. Even if you don't understand I will always love and care about you. 

Thank you for what I hope is your true understanding.