Sam's plea to the teacher as he gets ready for 1st grade...

​"dear mrs XXX , 
i want a buddy for lunch time
and i want to know how to
get to your classroom 
and i hope lunch is ok this year
because last school year it was not
that ok for me but it was very good
for everybody else because they don't 
have problems like me and
that is good for them but not 
for me but that is ok cuz 
i been working though it
and a lot of pepole have
anxiety but it is ok for some pepole 
i have lots of anxiety of things in school
and there is nice teachers that can help
and some that are mean and the
nice ones help with anxiety and 
some don't but it is ok  cuz u have yourself
to take care of and people should think what is 
best for themselves  so they can tell the 
theachers what is ok for yourself and 
tell the truth if not then the teachers 
will not know what you need for
yourself then you cant do anything about it
and you will just be sad cuz you did not say anything
the theachers whould be sorry but they cant do anything
cuz you did not say what is going on and why you are sad
and people have to be prepared to do stuff that is
scary to you or tell the teachers but u have to face your fear 
before you are done with first grade if not then you will still 
have your fear cuz  some teachers are mean and don't let
you not do things so you have to face all your fears"

Sam

Symptoms of PTSD

I wanted to share this e-mail that this young boy managed to type on my computer as he was getting ready for the 1st grade sharing the intimate details of his processing the anxieties and worries. For the sake of authenticity, I have chosen not to add any punctuation and leave the e-mail just as Sam typed it. ​