You know those days all too well, don't you? The days where every single person around you has a smile on their face while yours seems to have been set in a permanent frown. You let the smallest of things get to you to the point where you have trouble sleeping at night because all the bad memories find a way to haunt you like a ghost.

Sometimes, not even the sweater you are wearing is capable of preventing the coldness of the world from seeping in past your many layers and penetrating your flesh.

On one side, you have a friend telling you about her date last night and how magical it was. You want so badly to be happy for her, but you can't help but feel sorry for yourself --- for your inability to find someone willing to put up with your self-consciousness and anxiety.

On the other side, you have another friend chattering happily about her trips to foreign countries with crystal clear beaches and delicious food. You want to indulge in all her wonderful experiences, but find that you are burning with envy. Your own feet have been planted in the same place while everybody else has seen so much more of the world than you ever will.

And all those days spent curled up on your bed, weeping because nothing ever goes your way are all you will ever know.

But nothing is worse than seeing everybody else so happy when it feels like your world is falling apart and crumbling before your very own eyes.