It seems like you're advocating for something the OP didn't ask for. They asked for advice about how to stop "being this way". That's what the GP comment provid

It seems like you're advocating for something the OP didn't ask for. They asked for advice about how to stop "being this way". That's what the GP comment provided. I'm sorry for whatever you've been through. There is no shame in considering, or experiencing, depression. And someone suggesting that you might be in that situation is not oppression, it's care.