It's not that I don't want to be happy. It's a despite, how hard I try I can't bring myself to be happy. I feel suffocated, embarrassed, ashamed, why did I have to be this way? I've a great family, amazing friends, good academic result, on paper everything is okay. yet all I ever seem to see is sadness and grey. It's like there's this burden on me pulling me to the ground and however hard you try you can't bring myself out. I can't bring myself to care about anything. not me, not him, not her. Living has become the constant nightmare. And it's just not fair. Society will tell me to try yoga, go for a walk, listen to meditation. I tell them that this cannot be solved by exercise or medication. It's a disease that affects every aspect of my life, my work, my relationships, my education. And to this day despite my best efforts to explain. I am always met with blind hesitation. People ask me "why are you always so sad?" I tell th...