To feel like when you deal with long term mental health issues, it often causes feelings of resentment or bitterness towards people who seem to have ultra happy/permanently positive lives?

[Nonoanddefintelyno]

Its not a case of wanting people to feel like they are obligated to share their shittiest life moments on camera for the world to see on social media. But I feel like often there is still the assumption that developing a mental health condition is always directly caused by

You have absolutely no idea what's going on in anyone else's life, be it the person you see everyday on your way to work, the colleague you look up to, the celebrity you admire or the fuck-up you gawp at.

You see the snapshots, the curated content, the 562nd take, the doctored photos and and the AI generated lies.

There's enough people who 'had it all' who are no longer on with us to know that.

Please start concentrating on your own happiness – that's what's important.

Do you know these people well? Is it family or close friends you've known a long time? Do they have charmed lives or have you seen them go through tough times and still be smiling?

If it's someone you don't really know you're gest not to even think about it, it's almost certainly not the reality. If it's someone you do know it's good to wish you could be the same and see whether you can learn anything.

Unfortunately we are not all treated equally in life, and even people who've had similar misfortunes will have very different outcomes due to what has gone before - good health, mental resilience, supportive networks, etc.