I think everyone is hurting a bit inside, some more than others. The problem is that we're shown these masks that make us believe everyone else have it better t

I think everyone is hurting a bit inside, some more than others. The problem is that we're shown these masks that make us believe everyone else have it better than we do. In my case, this is what drove me from acceptance of my quirks and issues. So my first rule is to turn that damn TV off, ignore media and advertising as much as humanly possible while still living in this world and meeting real people. It's a monkey see, monkey do type of world. Everyone thinks they know how they're supposed to behave based on what they see around them, and that becomes a circle of masked behavior in society. So the few of us who can't wear those masks feel even more outcast for being ourselves.