Life is mostly you vs you.
How you look at a situation will influence the outcome. How you see yourself is how you behave or think others see you.
Most problems we have are mental fights with ourselves. We create our desires, we create our goals, we create our opinions, we create our habits.
To reduce your mental suffering in life, start with liking yourself, be your own best friend. This requires a lot of self awareness. Build up more trust in yourself and the way your brain works. This requires discipline and good habits.
This can be a painful journey as you confront reality and learn your weaknesses. This is good. Ask others what you are good and bad at, there might be some surprising answers. This is great. You’re learning about your only real opponent in life. You