Beautiful online campaign is taking the world by storm

There are lots of good causes out there, but this campaign has captured the attention of the whole world and sparked millions of selfies all in the name of a positive message.

The hashtag #ItsOkToTalk has spread like wildfire across the internet in the past few days and it’s all in the name of letting men know it’s ok to talk about their feelings.

The whole thing started when UK rugby player Luke Ambler posted a selfie encouraging his friends and teammates to start opening up about their feelings and thoughts instead of bottling it up like many men tend to do – and how many of you know a man who does that?

The single biggest killer of men aged under 45 is suicide! In 2014, 4623 men took their own life. That's 12 men everyday, one man every 2 hours!!!! 41% of men who contemplated suicide, felt they couldn't talk about their feelings. Only 20% of the U.K. Know that suicide is the mostly likely cause of death for men under 45. Let's show men all across the world that #ITSOKAYTOTALK. Take a selfie with the ?? sign, tag 5 friends and let's get the message out that that it's okay to talk. Hopefully together we can bring these numbers down. My nomination are @lisaxroberts @rrhhyyss @scottmurrell85 @keef4 @ste_ward @bradsingo @chrisclarkson00 @rob7burrow @ashgreg_eastwood2226 @danflem123 #ANDYSMANCLUB

A photo posted by Luke Ambler (@ambler09) on Jul 31, 2016 at 12:46pm PDT

According to the stats, the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 is suicide.

In 2014, 4623 men took their own life. That’s 12 men every day, 1 man every two hours, and sadly 41 per cent of men who contemplated suicide, felt they couldn’t talk about their feelings.

The campaign has attracted everyone from celebrities to ‘normal’ people who are all jumping on board and posting their own selfies showing the A-OK sign with their hands and writing #ItsOkToTalk.

It's the silent killer as worse as cancer once it sets in. Life's too short to be living a nightmare so if anyone is feeling like shit, have a chat to somebody, family, friends or a professional…I'm sure they'll be happy to lend an ear and it could save your life #itsoktotalk The single biggest killer of men aged under 45 is suicide. In 2014, 4623 took their own life. That's 12 men every day, 1 man every two hours! 41% of men who contemplated suicide felt they could not talk about their feelings. Only 20% of people know that suicide is the most likely cause of death for men age under 45. Let's show men across the world that #ITSOKAYTOTALK take a selfie with the ?? tag 5 friends and let's get the message out… @goooba_18 @dave_potter_85 @uggybear85 @greg_fit_4_41 @blake_caddy . . #maxchallenge #maxchallenge16 #wearechallenge #iron #lift #lifting #weights #weightlifter #weightlosstransformation #weightlifting #powerlifter #cardio #gym #gymtime #bodygoals #bodybuilder #bodybuilding #muscles

A photo posted by Matthew Davison (@mattdavo19) on Aug 19, 2016 at 10:58pm PDT

#ITSOKTOTALK Suicide is the largest cause of death for our young men – let them know it's ok to talk and show your support with a picture! #wrapmesally

A photo posted by Happy Mum Happy Me (@happy_mum_happy_me) on Aug 15, 2016 at 11:15pm PDT

It is all happening at #cqlxcommerical today! Young Joshua Heck taking to social media raising awareness around suicide #itsoktotalk at #gracemeresaleyards It is the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45! Jump on board the campaign and #spreadtheword #itsnotweaktospeak #selfie #rlzagents #awareness #gracemere #livestockexchange

A photo posted by Regional Livestock Exchanges (@regional_livestock_exchanges) on Aug 18, 2016 at 11:05pm PDT

The whole point is to encourage men to talk to their friends, mothers, wives and partners about their thoughts and emotions and aims to drastically reduce the amount of male suicides around the world.

So if you have a man or boy in your life who you’d like to let know it’s ok to talk and open up, share this article!

If you’re feeling particularly bold you can even post your own selfie in the comments!

Do you know a man who keeps his feelings bottled up? Do you think this is an important message?