[customguy]

> Filtering what information you let affect your brain and mood isn't "denial", it's taking care of what you consume.

But that starts with telling you off. Someone says "I am tired of Y happening so often", and you talk to them like you're their nanny.

> Yes, this sucks, regardless of why it happens

No, the reasons why it happens is why it sucks. And the reasons are of supreme importance, being the reasons, and are also the key to making things better. It starts with paying attention.

> you move forward, find other ways to live your life, adjust what you can and life goes on.

Yes. You say "this sucks", someone tells you how to live your life, you tell them off and move on.