R’ Galinsky told me that with Hashem, everything is good. Shlomo HaMelech said: ב כ לְעֶ צֶ בְי ה יֶהְמוֹת רְְמשליְכדְְיג Every drawback has its gain; even Atzvus has a Ma'ala. So be happy with your depressive nature! And don’t be so jealous of those Simcha’dike upbeat types. Very often it is a disguise; they can be even more depressed than you are!
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