In a culture that promotes and reflects happiness as the desirable state of mind at all times, and all costs, it can be difficult to acknowledge or stay with pain. But, acknowledging and sharing our true feelings can benefit us as individuals, and as a society.

Being there for someone else is an oft-forgotten ingredient to ease our own loneliness.

If it seems as though you can never do enough to satisfy the voice in your head that demands more and better, you are not alone in your struggle.