Chelsea Manning deleted two tweets which have left many people worried that she is suicidal. Someone later tweeted on her account that she was safe and on the phone with friends. Below, you can see screenshots of the tweets and read the messages that started all the worries. Many people who care for Manning were quick to share their worries and to try to let her know that they did not see her as a failure, but that she made a big difference in their lives and still has so much left to accomplish in her life.

A screenshot showed that Chelsea Manning tweeted, “im sorry – I tried – im sorry I let you all down – im not really cut out for this world – i tried adapting to this world out here but I failed you – I couldn’t do this anymore – I can take people I don’t know hating me but not my own friends – I tried and im sorry about my failure.” Around the same time she had also tweeted, “im sorry” and posted a photo that appeared to show her standing on a ledge.

Instantly, many were worried that she might be suicidal and were fervently hoping that she was OK. They were also hoping that she would know that they did not feel like she let anyone down and that she is not a failure. Many were worried about Manning’s mental health and hoping that she deleted the tweets because she’s OK.

It appears that she is OK, according to a new tweet on her account:

How did all of this get started? The tweets were written in response to Dawn Ennis, who was unhappy that Manning had tweeted that voting won’t change anything. You can read the tweet that Manning responded to below:

Here is another tweet that Ennis made before Manning posted a tweet that appeared suicidal:

But then Ennis became worried that Manning had taken her tweets wrong:

She then sent multiple tweets out, asking Manning to get help and sending her a link to a suicide prevention chatline. Dawn Ennis was an ABC News assignment editor who came out as transgender in 2013. Co-workers supported her, but she was later let go from her job. At the time, she said she had a seizure disorder that also caused memory loss. She’s now the host, writer, editor, producer, and blogger for Life After Dawn, according to her Twitter profile.

Manning’s deleted tweets seem to originate from an earlier tweet that Manning made, which Ennis had responded to:

The idea that the primaries were rigged may stem all the way back to the the problems that Bernie Sanders had during the primary for 2016 and the Democratic convention. (You can read all about that in Heavy’s story here, where heartbroken delegates shared stories of how they felt they were mistreated while running against more establishment candidates.) Ennis had responded to Manning’s tweet about voting not working and not changing anything, which sparked the whole conversation. But Manning was speaking about her concern that the primaries are rigged and, in that sense, that voting perhaps voting by itself wouldn’t make a big difference. She’s not the first to voice that concern. Others, including those who helped with Bernie’s presidential campaign, have suggested “radical change” in a number of forms, such as allowing voter registration at the polls, implementing a different type of voting (such as paper-ballot-only voting or blockchain voting), or eliminating superdelegates from the Democratic presidential primary. It’s unclear what Manning had in mind, but hopefully she will share more details soon.

Before the tweet from Manning’s account which confirmed she was safe, Cassandra Fairbanks tweeted that she had spoken to the Bethesda police about Manning.

Fairbanks said a mutual acquaintance told her that Manning is safe:

Here are some tweets shared by the many people who are worried about her.

um lowkey/highkey does anyone know if chelsea manning is okay bc these tweets showed up on my tl but were deleted pic.twitter.com/X82D6KroZe — genevieve @ SOLO SPOILERS (@cephalopodas) May 28, 2018

Everyone check on Chelsea Manning!

She just tweeted a pic from the top of building saying "I'm sorry."@xychelsea #chelseamanning pic.twitter.com/XcL6WPW7ym — Michael aviNaughty (@proustaloo) May 28, 2018

Chelsea Manning tweeted about committing suicide, and I’m hurting for her. Please someone do something for her. — Lee (@QTarantino_) May 28, 2018

Glad Chelsea Manning is safe after she posted that worrying tweet hinting at suicide. The world is such a cruel place to those who care the most. But it's only those who truly care who can change it. Stay strong! — Jack Cee (@JackCeeAuthor) May 28, 2018

Chelsea Manning is currently running for Senate in Maryland. She filed to run in January and currently lives in North Bethesda. She’s seeking to unseat Ben Cardin, an incumbent Maryland Democrat seeking his third Senate term (and previously having served 10 terms in the House.) The primary will take place on June 26.

Manning’s platform includes offering free health care, promoting transgender rights, open borders, universal basic income, ending mass surveillance, an end to the current prison system, and more. You can watch her campaign video below:

Chelsea Manning releases campaign ad for US Senate runThe former US army soldier who was imprisoned for passing information to WikiLeaks has released a campaign advert. Manning filed a request to run as a Democrat for a Senate seat in Maryland Subscribe to Guardian News ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Chelsea Manning files to run as Democrat for US Senate in Maryland ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/13/chelsea-manning-democrat-us-senate-maryland Support the… 2018-01-14T17:30:03.000Z

A benefit for Manning’s Senate run is happening on the evening of June 2 in Washington, D.C. The cost is $20 at the door to support the campaign. You can read more about the benefit here.

This is a developing story.