Let me add a counter anecdote: from kindergarten through primary school and high school my life was hell thanks to bullying (being slightly neurodivergent in the 80ies and 90ies is a recipe for disaster) to the point of me nearly killing myself.
Once I left school behind me and met people who respected me, I managed to let all of that past behind me and become a very happy person with (so far) zero depressive tendencies. There is still some trauma left when I see my kid being teased or teasing somebody (to a much smaller scale than what I went through), but aside of that I'm very glad my brain managed to escape hell unscathed.
Once I left school behind me and met people who respected me, I managed to let all of that past behind me and become a very happy person with (so far) zero depressive tendencies. There is still some trauma left when I see my kid being teased or teasing somebody (to a much smaller scale than what I went through), but aside of that I'm very glad my brain managed to escape hell unscathed.