Solenn Heussaff's #realtalk on social media and life is the reminder we all need to hear

On her blog, Kapuso star Solenn Heussaff gave everybody the necessary real talk on the hashtag #IWokeUpLikeThis. 

If you have come across my interviews, where I’m fully made up and with my hair styled to perfection, I am always flat open when it comes to telling people that how I look when I’m in front of the camera is nothing close to how I look when I’ve literally just woken up. Lol. When you use it as a joke or ironically, the hashtag #IWokeUpLikeThis can be funny.

She issued the necessary remind: while having a full make up on, dressing up in stylish clothes and taking photos in iconic travel destinations are all amazing, we shouldn't do them to get other people's double taps, likes or approval. 

Let’s not pretend that that full makeup look took five minutes to do or that your outfit was the first thing that you saw when you opened your closet or that it didn’t take you at least 10 shots to take that beach body shot. If you’re kind of relating, I’m not here to put you down. Don’t get me wrong. I believe you should do your own thing. Be proud of you being super extra. Just make sure you are doing it for yourself.

Heussaff reminded netizens that social media isn't a place to seek for other people's consent to feel good about oneself.

Social media can be fun, but when people use it as the number one thing to affirm themselves or to gain confidence, then it becomes a dangerous drug. Toxic and addictive. Think about it. Why do we have to be super flawless when we’re about to post a #selfie? Why do the number of likes on a photo change our mood? Why do we get affected by comments of people we will never even meet? Why are we always chasing #goals that are dependent on what other people think or have say about us?

She said she's a proud member of the "social media generation" with "great taste" and many talents but she's also aware of how much of a hard time people of this generation give themselves when going through glitches in life.

I wish we could make more room for us to make mistakes, to fail, to feel pain. We are human, after all. We need to go through ups and downs, and guess what? When life feels like a rollercoaster, that’s super normal. There is no such thing as being perfect or having the perfect life. We are all different and that’s what makes us individuals.

She ended her blog post with a wise reminder:

If you’re reading this, let’s make a pact. Let’s stop comparing, stop obsessing about what other people think, stop trying to be perfect. Focus on the real you, not the Instagram you. Focus on reality, not the filters. If you are all about trying to please everyone around you and living the perfect life, then you are not living. Life cannot be edited.

"The very best version of you is the one who is true to herself. No matter how crazy and messy that gets," she added.

Amen, sister! — LA, GMA News