Why It’s Okay Not To Be Okay: You Shouldn't Hide Your Feelings

Most times we’re okay, or generally comfortable, but sometimes we’re not.
Sometimes it feels like life threw a brick at you and it landed between your eyes. Other times it is subtler – like having a “D” whilst the person next to you had an “A”, or going to a parking lot only to discover that the only space left was between a Mercedes and a Porsche, while you own a barely functional pickup truck.
But it could get worse.
Often, when we turn to someone to tell them how we feel, or don't present a mask of happiness, we get hammered with comments like “stay positive,” and other affirmations and slights which goes a long way toward making our feelings invalidated.