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I'd say 80% of this is traceable to having a comfortable amount of money his entire life and decent, non-abusive parents. A lot of anxiety and mental illness most people experience is traceable to trauma due to scarcity or trauma due to family. Ditto sleep disorders and reactability.

It doesn't explain everything, of course. No allergies is just a lucky die roll (and may not be true forever; allergies sometimes develop over time, or appear because you finally tried something new). And plenty of mental illnesses can still develop no matter who you are.

To everyone in the comments saying he must have other mental health problems: do you really not believe someone can just be "normal" or is it a meme?

Plenty of "normal" people (maybe all of them) still struggle with their own issues. I'm well-regarded as an expert in my field, I'd be considered successful by most standards, and I don't outwardly show any red flags around my colleagues. They probably assume I don't take any medication, because I don't exactly wear a list of my prescriptions printed on my shirt. They probably don't assume I work out, because they're not blind, but whatever. Little do they know that the only thing keeping me sane are a few tiny pills and probably way too much beer.

My point is, it's normal to be flawed. Everyone is flawed, and it's part of being a human. By comparing yourself to others, you're comparing yourself to the image that others portray, not to other people as they truly are. Compare yourself to version of yourself that's happy, and strive to become that person.

I'm like 90% of the way there although I do have diagnosed ADHD which makes time management and organization difficult but not impossible.

Honestly, it was school that was hard to deal with. I was pretty messed up until I got out of college and got a career job. It's amazing what a fat paycheck, a good night's sleep, and not having to worry about differential equations homework does.

You never know what some people used to be like. I know a top tier defense attorney who used to be a heroin addict, and a company VP who was homeless for 3 years.

He's totally a serial killer.

Why are we glorifying mental health like it's Pokémon gym badges? So many people just self diagnosing and claiming it's like an RPG buff rather than bringing proper support and sharing to a conversation. " I feel personally attacked" every time some quirky "oh my osd" meme is posted. If this was real that person seems immature and toxic af. Dude probably keeping as low key as possible so his child brain co workers don't bother him with their so special issues.

This sounds like me before trump, the pandemic, losing my brother, aunt and father-in-law to COVID (due to them not taking it seriously because of politics) and finally getting laid off from my job of 16 years.

Now I eat a handful a pills every day just so I can make it through the day without losing my shit on the next person who slightly annoys me.

I'm no therapist but I'd say a good chunk of someone's wellbeing is tied to their physical health. Physical health = mental health So even a small walk can give a big improvement. Sauce :I've been less suicidal and mentally fucked since I started doing crossfit.

Lucky bastard

I'm sure the dude has his issues.

He might just be better at masking them, who knows... Or maybe the issues he has aren't with his mental health or physical health.

Staying physically active is a big part of maintaining your mental health, I won't argue that, but it's not the magic bullet some people want you to think it is.

Normal people are those you don't know enough about.

He knows, and he does. You’re just too busy talking about yourself to consider he might be a person too

This is what life is like if you just feel better

I don't get neurotypical people tbh

Last line says it all

I've had to explain... basically everything to him because he had never experienced/heard of these before

Oh I see what happened here. You as The Giver must enlighten this sheltered one the experiences that were entrusted to you. He might not forgive you for sharing such knowledge, but it is your duty.

Well he’s also a destructive alcoholic and strangles prostitutes and has a premium X account but six of one I always say

I gotta wonder where someone works if everyone there is a physiological or mental disaster. I’ve held plenty of jobs and the people that were a wreck stood out, they weren’t the rule. Even now that I’m older, people do take meds, but they’re all “normal” age-related stuff. Blood pressure, whatever.

Post must be from before 2020. I don't trust anyone who made it through 2020 without developing a new vice and/or worsening an existing mental health problem.

Maybe it depends on culture? I feel I am pretty normal, I don't take medication and I am content (though winning a few millions in the lottery would be nice). Most people I work with are perfectly normal too (and I work at a university in the psychology department, go figure... though maybe that's the reason).

The only one in my family who takes medication is my brother and he has epilepsy. None of my friends take any medication for mental health either or go to psychiatrists. Everyone of us is different but not everyone has some trauma in his past or mental health issues. This isn't a crpg where every protagonists parents got killed by the big evil who was also their grandparent.

I do recognize that mental health problems are far more prevalent than assumed by the general population in past times and that many people have traumas from events in their history.