I totally agree with this, there is a marked difference between feeling down and being medically diagnosed with a mental health illness.
I am fortunate enough to experience a range of emotions that are normally on the pleasant side.
I do however sometimes feel like I don’t want to leave the house, or grumpy and sad for no particular reason. I can feel overwhelmed and stressed, I can feel angry and annoyed or occasionally slightly bitter and resentful.
But all of these are emotions that are normal, in my life I can grab the dog and go for a walk or garden or have a bath...basically ‘have a word with myself and it will pass’.
I feel that the range of emotions that we feel as humans is being condensed into ‘happy’.
If you are feeling anything else then you suffer from mental health issues.
Which must be very belittling for people who have genuine mental health illnesses.
*a bit of a long one but it’s bothered me for a while, am also interested in others opinions!