Most people are so concerned with being normal [1], working and playing in the recognized world of reward and achievement that everybody exists in, that when people start breaking down from the stress, even when they become fragile as glass and barking mad, they will insist that they understand everything perfectly and that it’s other people who are fucking insane. You can trust me on this, or you can take a breath and look around.

[1] normal- for the thoughtful details of what this means in practice, see The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate.