Who feels guilty about being happy?

Am I the only one who feels guilty about being happy, and yet I feel guilty when I try not to be happy?

There is nothing wrong with being happy. You shouldn't feel any guilt about it. As someone who had depression in the younger teens I know what it was like to never really be happy. Don't ever feel guilty about it, it'd not a thing to suppres.

People that have mastered suffering always feel guilty when they have moment of happiness. For them, life is defined by constant struggles. And they feel that they don't deserve to have happiness. The truth is that such people can't give happiness to another person either.

You are definitely not the only one who feels that way. That tug-of-war between guilt for feeling happy and guilt for not feeling happy is more common than people admit. It often comes from believing that happiness must be “earned” or that others’ pain somehow cancels out your right to joy. But happiness doesn’t mean ignoring suffering, it means acknowledging both sides of life and still allowing yourself to feel light when it comes. You are allowed to feel good without guilt, and you’re allowed to have bad days without shame.