[quote=@Dinh AaronMk]
And in my opinion and in conclusion, if you're setting up a character to have a shit backstory so they can be sad, mopey, and depressed there needs to be a comparative point where they were happy, there should be something for them to cling to or recognized as something to that effect, and there should be a conclusion where they "recover" or everything comes to its own end so the character develops through their disease. This seems to be where people end up failing at, they make depressing characters to be edgy and dramatic yet there's little to no work to see things out to and end or to change because what these characters ultimately fulfill is to be an empty attempt to grab attention.
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Honestly, most of my characters are just lovable little goofs who have overcome most of the hardships in their lives. 

Well, see, in this one particular RP that I am playing said character in, her secret is actually going to be discovered, setting a path towards her recovery, I suppose you could say. She is happy, but in her own little way. Like I said, most of my characters are goofs, and she tends to be just that. I have no idea where I was going with this, but there was a track of thought. Hopefully this makes some sense.