In Reaction To Zoella: 'Sometimes It All Gets A Bit Too Much'

I saw the video below, 'Sometimes It All Gets Too Much' on Zoella's MoreZoella youtube channel just a couple of days ago, where Zoe expressed that she wanted to do a truthful vlog and show how she was really feeling that day rather than what she wanted us to see. Disappointingly, the reaction to the video was on the whole negative - with the top comments telling Zoe how easy her life is and that she's an awful person for getting upset when she has it 'all'. 

The sad reality is that I wasn't really surprised by this reaction - as we see this on the internet all too often. The problem is that we idolise celebrities and famous youtubers to the point where we stop seeing them as human beings. They feel so distant from reality, that we can easily scrutinise them without feeling like we've hurt them in any way. 

Zoe might have what people consider the 'perfect life', a boyfriend, millions of fans, money, good looks etc... but the reality is that no one's life is perfect as she says in her video, and no one really is perfect. One of the most common arguments on the video is the whole argument of 'Children are starving in Africa, so Zoe doesn't have the right to be sad.' I've never agreed with this argument because I believe that sadness is relative to the situation you're in. Just because you have a privileged life doesn't mean you can't be sad - they aren't mutually exclusive things. Everyone gets sad, everyone gets overwhelmed or stressed out, they're human emotions that everyone experiences. 

Getting sad when you have a good life, does by no means make you spoilt or underserving of the life you have. It makes you normal. And when I watched this video, what I loved is how human and genuine she seemed. I saw some of myself in her and it was comforting to know that someone has those days too when they get overwhelmed and have a good cry. 

Honestly Zoella posting a video like this should be applauded because it doesn't sugar coat her life. It's a hard thing to show the world such an intimate moment, knowing that people will criticise you for it but it's a very brave thing. 

Lastly, I think it's sad how little recognition that youtubers get for the amount of work they put into their videos and in Zoe's case her own blog. It's often seen as an easy job but in reality, a lot of effort time and creativity goes into making even one video. Anyone who has ever made a youtube video can tell you that. 

Just remember we're all human, and no matter our situation or our lifestyle, we all get upset some times. It's what makes us human. 

Thanks for reading this, hope you found it interesting. Tell me your thoughts in the comment section below. 

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