Quite often, I find myself digging myself into a hole of thinking about my existence. Who am I? Who do I want to be? What does this all mean? It sounds heavy, but these are thoughts that regularly flood my mind.

Days like this leave me feeling dazed and disassociated like I'm watching my life pass me by from an outside perspective. Sometimes it takes a couple of days for me to feel recovered and normal again.

I always wonder if I'm the only one who questions myself so much. Going through what feels like a crisis like this all the time is an incredibly isolating feeling. I look around me at all the other students on campus and I feel like there's a wall between me and everyone else. Like I'm invisible.

We always tend to think that everyone around us has their shit together, oftentimes comparing our dirty laundry to their polished and pristine social best. We don't see what's happening behind the scenes. We can't see into everyone's mind.

This was an important realization I came to as I walked through campus, completely disoriented with existential emotions. I always think I am the only one feeling these things but the truth is, it's so common to have thoughts similar to mine, especially when you're a young college student, a fresh adult learning how to be independent and figuring out how this whole life thing works.

Even further, I think everyone has these feelings from time to time. The most established adult, the one with a stable career, an identity, a family, they could be having an existential crisis right now. They could be questioning all the decisions they ever made, questioning whether or not they are truly happy where they are.

Even old people question themselves and what their purpose is. It's completely normal in every sense of the word.

What I'm getting at is you're not alone. Don't ever think you are. Whether you feel like you want to be someone completely different or you feel like you haven't found your place in this world, someone is going through the exact same thing. You just don't know it.

As young people, we need to talk about this more. We are all going through it in one way or another, and it would be beneficial for us all if we were open about our feelings and honest with ourselves and each other. Sometimes just hearing that someone out there can relate is enough to get us through, or enough to keep us from spiraling.

Our journeys are continuing every day, and sharing them with others can relieve some of the stress of being human.