Whenever I’m having a down day I tend to wallow in my own self pity.

Whether it be the choices I have made, the cards I have been dealt or the things I have seen, I don’t want to escape it. I want to embrace it; by listening to sad songs or reading sad stories.

On these days it is like nothing is better than feeling sorry for myself.

And the only way to get out of it - I have found - is to check in with other people in the world to remind myself that my life isn’t so bad…and that I am quite fucking lucky.

The best place to do this when OC Mix 1 just isn’t cutting it? Postsecret.com.

Solmaaz, another CC writer, has mentioned Postsecret before. Unlike my fellow CC’er, however, I don’t watch this site as some sort of guilty pleasure; rather, I watch it as a reminder of the very real things very real people deal with every day.

This site makes me stop, think and appreciate. It makes me realize that there are people out there with much bigger problems, much more baggage, and much darker secrets than I will ever know. The site makes me laugh, but, more often, it leaves me speechless.

If you have never experienced the postsecret.com world before, check out their most recent addition: the postsecret video. The combination of the music, the voice-over and the secrets makes for one misery-loves-company experience. Perfect for a gray day. Watch and you will agree:

What’s your secret? I’ll share mine if you share yours.

Just post it in the comments section (under an alias, of course!).