Man Tweets 'I Am Not Ok' And People Around The World Rally To Show Their Support

October 20, 2020

An unemployed father of two put out a call for help on Twitter and within hours he received thousands of messages of support.

people support Edmund I am not ok on twitter

Edmund O'Leary, from South East England, tweeted on Friday night: "I am not ok. Feeling rock bottom. Please take a few seconds to say hello if you see this tweet. Thank you."

Within minutes Twitter users from around the world were responding with messages of support and words of encouragement -- including offers to help him with his CV, invitations for coffee, artwork from kids, pictures of pets and funny memes to cheer him up.

O'Leary replied to many people expressing his gratitude -- but has been unable to get back to them all.

His post received more than 76,000 comments.

Keep going, Edmund!


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