Sadness is addictive, we don't talk about it enough

I grew up sad. I was a sad, depressed kid. There was no one to teach me how to snap out of it and how to redirect my thoughts or how to not let it run on a loop in my head and how to not subconsciously form an identity around being sad. I paid dearly for it. Now, at 30, I'm a much happier, healthier person, with a wide variety of hobbies, but at times I can still feel the sadness trying to…