What is keeping me from being happy?

I do not believe there is a particular thing keeping a person from happiness. I believe it is more of making the choice to be mindful of ourselves and offer ourselves compassion and empathy, and to allow ourselves to feel the wave of emotions we are feeling in that moment in time, including happiness, even if it is only for a short moment.

What kept me from being happy was a bad mindset, I learned that mindsets are the key to becoming happy and that looking at things in a more positive manner can be a gamechanger, I am now happier than ever with the help of medical professionals. Negativity is the only issue in overcoming sadness if you can find a way to make negativity into positivity you have already won the war of the mind, that's how I like to think of it at least. Another good way to gain happiness is by removing sources of negativity such as abusive people.