"experiencing a diagnosable mental disorder at some point during the life course is the norm, not the exception" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5304549/

a research team from duke university started following 1,037 babies, collecting psychological data at multiple points between the ages 11-38.

82.7% of subjects met the clinical criteria for mental disorder at least once between late childhood and midlife

should be fundamentally obvious but essentially everyone on earth will get a cold, sprain, break a limb - so too with mental health deterioration unfortunately.

if someone went that long without a physical health problem it'd be amazing - so too with mental health

you can suffer bouts of depression, mania or psychosis that are brought on by stress, physical ailments, environmental factors, etc. without having some genetic chronic incurable condition

for the most part, it's part of the human experience

if you break a bone and you don't treat it right, it could be painful for the rest of your life

so too with mental illness.

if theres one thing i can recommend ever for absolutely anything related to life - go to therapy

whether you believe you are feeling mentally well or not, therapy can be a beautiful experience.