Elmo’s “Sesame Street” Pals Came To Support Him After His Tweet Caused A Big Mental Health Discussion Online

Word must’ve traveled fast around Sesame Street because the rest of the Muppets are stepping up to the plate after Elmo sent Twitter into a frenzy.

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On Monday morning, as people wrestled out of bed to start their work week with remnants of the weekend still lingering in their mind, Elmo decided to share a message with his followers.

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But the furry creature didn’t realize how such a simple question could hold so much impact with his audience.

Twitter: @elmo

Because it didn’t take long for fans to react and the general theme within everyone’s response was that we’re all going through something!

Here’s are just a few of the answers Elmo received:

Twitter: @Seamus_Malek

Twitter: @NifMuhammad

Twitter: @NatashaOladokun

Bravo / Twitter: @JBfromDC89

NBC / Twitter: @starsinmargins

After reading the overwhelming amount of responses, Elmo shared just how important it is to check in on the people you care about. He also assured them that he’d be doing so again, soon.

PBS / Twitter: @elmo

Well, Elmo’s friends wanted to make sure he knew he — and probably us too — also had someone to talk to if he ever needed it, and it was so sweet! They each reassured Elmo that he’d always have a friend to turn to.

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There was Grover:

PBS / Twitter: @Grover

And Oscar the Grouch, who was self-aware enough to recognize his strengths and weaknesses:

PBS / Twitter: @OscarTheGrouch

Then Cookie Monster offered companionship and even some goodies:

PBS / Twitter: @MeCookieMonster

While Snuffleupagus ensured his “huge ears” would always be available to listen to his feelings:

PBS / Twitter: @MrSnuffleupagus

Bert offered a shoulder and a cup of tea whenever Elmo needed it:

PBS / Twitter: @bertsesame

And Ernie was eager to cheer him up, anytime, any place:

PBS / Twitter: @SesameErnie

Abby wanted to remind Elmo of the magic living inside of him:

PBS / Twitter: @AbbyCadabbySST

And the official Sesame Street account stressed the importance of mental health:

PBS / Twitter: @sesamestreet

Surprisingly, there were no supportive messages from Zoe or Rocco, but we’ll leave that discussion for another day.

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With all of the wild and ugly conversations that happen online, it was nice to see a positive conversation about mental health and friendship on my timeline. The fact that Elmo started it is just a bonus.