Self-confidence has always been a sensitive subject. It is a topic that is danced around or completely sugar-coated when discussed. I find this very ironic. Why, you ask? In reality, one’s self-esteem is one of the most vital and serious facets of the entire experience of being human. The way you feel about yourself can greatly affect how your life is going to unfold.

Let’s talk about millennials–the up-and-coming generation. This group is better known for being frighteningly insecure and more fragile than any generation before us. Millennials are also known for being dominant in the realm of social media. Sounds a little funny, right? The words insecure and social aren’t really synonymous, are they?

You see, social media is twisted reality–a fallacy, if you will. It gives everyone the opportunity to filter what others know and don’t know about their lives. Millennials tend to utilize this more than others. With previous generations, if something wasn’t picture-perfect they either accepted it or dealt with it. For millennials, all we know is how to cover it up and not talk about it.

Now, don’t get me wrong. Social media is an amazing thing. It has created numerous new fields of work and networking opportunities. In fact, there is a 99.9% chance you found this article through social media. This wouldn't be the first time something has had a different impression than what it originally was intended for.

Anyway, the millennial generation is more anxious to know what others think than anything else. Eager to be liked and, I’d go as far as saying, to be envied. Yet we are hardly capable of dealing with negative responses. Is this due to digital media being our main territory of confrontation? Or maybe it was all of those participation awards we got as kids.

It is only human to want to be looked at with an approving eye. The truth of the matter is that none of us are perfect and what stems from this is uniqueness. Unfortunately, social media has made life one big Instagram filter and we are unable to truly appreciate diversity. The whole thing is a controversial bubble of hypocrisy, but that’s what makes it so interesting, no?