We all have a thing we do, a thing we do to make us feel better that distorts our perception of reality. At least i do. I have a couple of those things.
You become what you identify with. Just as much as you become who you surround yourself with. And you can be whatever you want to be as long as your hearts in the right place.
Most “Mental illnesses” are just a lazy way of people not addressing problems in there life. There’s a reason for everything. Find it. Stop medicating. Do the work.