About Lori Deschene
Lori Deschene is the founder of Tiny Buddha. She started the site after struggling with depression, bulimia, c-PTSD, and toxic shame so she could recycle her former pain into something useful and inspire others to do the same. You can find her books, including Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal and Tiny Buddha’s Worry Journal, here and learn more about her eCourse, Recreate Your Life Story, if you’re ready to transform your life and become the person you want to be.
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Though I run this site, it is not mine. It's ours. It's not about me. It's about us. Your stories and your wisdom are just as meaningful as mine. 
I recently read blinks of “How Emotions Are Made.” The author Lisa Feldman discarded the idea that everyone experiences the same kind of emotions. The labels we’ve assigned to our emotions (like happiness, sadness, anger) are a result of the culture and environment we’re brought up in.
And we tend to associate bodily changes (like smiling with happiness) and activity in the brain with it. Recent research found that maybe emotions have a wide spectrum and it’s not entirely possible to even comprehend the emotions experienced by others. We loosely use names for recognising them, but they might be a bad indicator.
Long story short: You definitely can’t know the mental battles that others are fighting. Apply a bit of curiosity and remain kind 🙂