Your intuition about mentally distressed people doesn't always apply, sometimes it does. It helps to have mindfulness / be able to center yourself in the prese

Your intuition about mentally distressed people doesn't always apply, sometimes it does. It helps to have mindfulness / be able to center yourself in the present. Finding peace in surrender to things you can't control. The purpose of what I said is all about illuminating the immateriality of most chains holding people back from peace. Relative comparisons / regrets / expectations for self and others. How many torments do people grasp on to that are safe to let go? This is a personal investigation that I can't answer for others, but I think the answer approaches 100%. If some aspect of a practice doesn't help you, don't do it! I doubt any humanity preserving practice completely eliminates lifes challenges, there's quite a number of tools for returning from a bad place to a peaceful, useful perspective. Explore to find your recipe.