This appears to be one of the central messages from 2020. It’s been spotted in tube stations, on buses, in telephone boxes and repeatedly in our twitter feed. So, what does it actually mean - it’s OK not to feel OK As young children we were all repeatedly told to cheer up or to calm down. So much so that many of us have internalised a script about which emotions we can and can’t express. And although the field of psychology has long championed the benefits of positive emotions on our wellbeing, we can often feel overwhelmed with the unrelenting pressure to be embrace positivity. Fortunately, what we now know is that we actually need all of our emotions – not just those that make us feel good like gratitude and joy but also the ones that really don’t feel so great like anger and anxiety. The reason our emotions are so important is because they act as our internal compass and draw our attention to the important things that are happening in our lives – feeli