Knowing when you're in an uncomfortable situation is a great skill set to have. It can save you from some bad decisions and could potentially save your life. Knowing when you're in an uncomfortable situation can also be scary. It's awkward when you personally do not want to be at a certain place, and friends are involved.

Ultimately, it is beyond important to listen to your gut feeling. At a strange place in a strange state with people you're not so close to? Get the heck out of there! Your mental and physical health will always reign superior over any Saturday night club.

Knowing when you're in an uncomfortable situation does not apply to only physical situations; it can be an emotional state of mind, too. A "best friend" who blows you off any chance she can get to be with her boyfriend? That puts your mind in an uncomfortable state of confusion, sadness, and ultimately betrayal. It is important to recognize that this fair weather friend is putting a strain on your health emotionally, and you should recognize how it is negatively impacting you and move forward to fix the problem at hand.

An uncomfortable situation can even transfer into school. Freshman year of college can be insanely stressful, especially when you hit the infamous identity crisis and wonder if your major is really right for you and what on Earth you're going to do in the future for a career. The only piece of advice I can give to get out of that uncomfortable state of the unknown is to listen to your heart. Be constantly in the present. The past is far behind you and will stay there, the future is ahead of you and will come. If you worry so much about the future, you'll miss the Now.

Often times, we want to listen to our heads and go about life logically. Sometimes we need to purposefully put ourselves into uncomfortable situations and embrace the unknown. You can fall if you jump, but you can also fly. Take the risk of falling and soar to new heights.

So make a conscious effort to know when you're in an uncomfortable situation, how you can get out of it, and how you can turn it into the life you've always dreamed about.