Have you ever been so enthralled by a song, you start to internalize the lyrics and find a deeper meaning where there isn't one meant to be found? I have done this. I have done this a lot. "Fix You" by Coldplay is not one of those songs. In fact, the song itself is probably one of the best doses of medicine you can get when you're feeling anything near or related to distress.

The song, a ballad supposedly co-written by Coldplay front man, Chris Martin, for his then wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, after her father died, is the ultimate love song if the story is indeed true.

"Fix You" is legendary, and therefore I am sure you have heard the tune. It has been featured in television shows (The O.C.) and movies (You, Me and Dupree) during iconic moments in the respective plotlines and you are bound to have heard it on the radio.

Over the past few weeks, social media has been flooded with terrible stories of loss, heartbreak, and hate. It has made me evaluate the past few years and what I and others have been putting out into the world.

So many unfair things have happened recently to people that I love. There have been tragedies that ended in injury or death: permanently rocking the lives of the people who care about them. It feels like I have read story after story about young people taking their lives because they feel too overwhelmed, too depressed, or too alone to continue living. Sexism and racism still exist. Terrorist attacks and hate crimes have become so prevalent, I feel like we are living in a world that is constantly consumed with negative energy and abhorrent behavior. There is a dismissive stigma surrounding these issues, which somehow arise because of an unspoken fear that we will judge one another when we say we are struggling, we are sad, or we are feeling defeated.

So over the past few weeks, I have found myself asking these questions (my answers are in bold), and I would like you to as well:

PERSONAL SURVEY - BASED OFF QUESTIONS FROM THE SONG FIX YOU:

1) Have you ever tried your best but just couldn't succeed? (Yes)

2) Have you ever felt so tired yet you can't sleep? (Yes)

3) How about losing someone that you can't replace? (Yes)

4) How about tears streaming down your face? (Yes)

RESULT:

Life sucks and can be really hard sometimes, and that's okay. So if the answer is yes to one or even all four of those questions, (and it's likely all four) that's okay too.

So why does this matter? What is this coveted 'lesson' that I have learned from a song released over a decade ago? Here's what it is: the words. How you interpret this song is up to you, but the threaded line throughout the song is: "And I Will Try To Fix You," and THAT is the line you should be focusing on.

"Fix You" has been played nearly 500 times on my iTunes, and I am not embarrassed to say that. Think about how frequently I must ask myself those questions to have played "Fix You" that many times.

Some of us don't have gorgeous British husbands to serenade us when we are feeling a slew of emotions and some of us might feel like we don't have a support system to delve into dialogue with over our insecurities.

Your self-worth (as explained in the song) is actually worth fixing. But here's what you need to know:

Fixing yourself means relying on yourself.

When all else fails, and at some point it might, the only thing that you have is yourself. The only thing that can fix whatever is wrong inside is yourself. Even if you surround yourself with a plethora of amazing people or you feel like you are surrounded by no one, you are never alone when you have yourself. And what about if you feel like you hate yourself? Then you have this song.

For anyone who feels any remnant trace of despair, you must listen to this song. You must understand that people are meant to crack but equally meant to be fixed up. Society sometimes says that if you fall down you need help to get back up, but I say take your life into your own hands. Perhaps I sound naive saying this, because in many circumstances you do need others support or guidance to help get better, but you can truly only be 100% fixed and positive if you believe you can get there yourself.

Am I rambling? Maybe a little, but the lesson is to know that you are fixable, you're never a waste, and that maybe everything has to seem wrong for things to finally get right.

"If you never try you'll never know...just what you're worth."