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It's OK To Not Be 'OK'

Sometimes, you're not at your best.

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Keegan Houser

For millennials, our world is dominated by social media. Our lives are documented through a camera lens, posted for the world to see. Or at least the parts of our lives that we want people to see.

That's where a lot of millennials struggle the most. You only see a certain part of people's daily lives, the best and most important aspects. People are very selective about what they post and when, so you can never truly know what's going on in their lives when the camera isn't on.

A lot of times people will also use social media as a way to ignore their problems. They could be having such a rough time but they brush it off because they have a nice looking Instagram or they're super funny on Twitter. They think that if people like them on social media then nothing else matters. Or even worse, they think admitting that they aren't okay is bad.

I'm here today to say that it's okay to not be 'okay'. It really, truly is.

Life isn't perfect, we've heard this saying 1,000 times over, and will continue to hear it forever. But it's so, so true. Sometimes you're having the time of your life and you couldn't be happier, but other times you're struggling to find joy in anything you do. And that's perfectly okay.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with not feeling like yourself, they're your feelings and your feelings aren't invalid. You have a right to feel however you feel, and if that's not 100%, then that's okay. No one can tell you how to feel.

Take everything you see online with a grain of salt because odds are, that same person you see having an "amazing" life is probably struggling as well. And that's okay! You don't have to post about having a rough time on social media, that's not expected. As long as you post what you're comfortable with, you're fine!

Just like not admitting on social media that you have a problem, admitting that you do is perfectly okay too! Not being 100% is okay, and that's something our generation needs to work on. You don't have to always be okay and having the time of your life, it will come! Don't rush it, live in the present and see where that takes you.

Not being okay is okay, and as soon as you realize that, the happier you'll be and the sooner things will get better. Don't be afraid to admit it, because it's okay.

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