This past week, I decided to do a social experiment on my college campus; I asked thirty random people how they were doing. Everyone, except one person, said they were "good." One out of thirty — that's a little more than 3 percent of the people who said they were "good."

In today's society, I've noticed that people generally avoid expressing their emotions, or how they're feeling. Most people tend to find it easier to simply plaster a smile on their face and say they're "good."

This is an issue because it makes us feel like we're the only ones who are struggling.

Once we start expressing ourselves, we'll realize that we aren't fighting our battles alone. We'll learn more about ourselves as we learn more about other people. We'll become attached, we shouldn't have to hide the fact that we aren't okay because not everyone's perfect and has their life figured out. If you can openly express your feelings and show that you trust other people, other people will start opening up to you.

So, I challenge you - I challenge you to openly express how you feel the next time someone asks how you're doing, because they truly care, and want to know. After all, who knows, maybe that'll provoke them and give them the strength to tell you what's wrong. And that's when you'll realize that you aren't alone in this. That's how society progresses.