A couple of years ago I shared anonymously my story here and said that I’m now working as a youth professional to help kids who face mental problems. I would like to add a few advices that I tell these kids: First of, there is no such thing as a perfect life. Just because you see on social media happy moments, does not mean that no person faces difficulty. Everyone will feel down, lonely and happy sometimes. No one can feel happy all the time. It’s important to normalize mental health and that feeling sad, anxious, angry, happiness and a lot of other emotions, is just a part of living. Secondly, mental health problems is something everyone has or will experience sooner or later. In one way or another. Not only once. It’s just as common as stomach pain. You are not crazy nor weird, you are just human. And being a human and having a brain is our gift and sometimes also a curse. It makes us dream, imagine and create. It makes us grow, love and learn. But it can make us scared, upset, angry and overthink too. Love and go easy on yourself. Be proud of yourself. Because loving and forgiving yourself and others, is the most important lesson of all. We all have a path we walk on during our time on this earth. No need to compare it with others. Appreciate the people who walk the path with you, whether it is for a long or short time. Everything happens for a reason. Whenever there is a low, an up will always follow. There is no such thing as perfection. It is all an illusion. Sadly, our society loves the perfect life stories. My tip is not to strive for that. Imagine that we all would be perfect. That everyone looks perfect. That no one would ever make mistakes. How boring would that be? We learn from our mistakes. Without the mistakes and difficulties, no one would be where they are now. Trauma can make or break you. Choose to let it make you.