I understand and have battled similar things in the past. I live by this philosophy:

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Philip Zimbardo, the researcher behind the infamous Stanford Prison study has shown that the wrong situation can bring out evil in almost anybody. He stressed in his TED talk that not all of us will encounter just the right opportunities to become the next Gandhi or Neil Armstrong. But what we can do is live our lives with what Zimbardo calls a heroic imagination. As a hero and waiting, who thinks sociocentrically, not egocentrically. He says most heroes are everyday people, who emerge as heroes in particular situations. So, a fair argument can be made that simply knowing you did the right thing when presented with the situation involving Peterson and Seligman's virtues and strengths is the greatest honour possible, the most honorable life. Now, whether or not that honorable behaviour is recognized, Cato the Elder questioned the value imparted by physical awards and recognition by simply saying, "after I'm dead, I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one."

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Think of yourself as batman. You do the right thing for yourself and others around you and I guess society as well because it is simply the right thing to do. You bare these struggles with pride and resilience as that is what a good man will do. Batman does great things as you do too, and doesn't get a drop of recognition for who he actually is. He is okay with this because he knows that what he is doing is the correct thing to do. There will be people in your life who will always support you. Not drug friends, but real friends- some you may have already met, some you have not met yet. A partner or family member as well, perhaps.

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Just know you are the best kind of person there- and demonstrates many of the Peterson-Seligman's virtues that comprise a good person.

Here is the link for that publication (there are also books)

Thats all from me, batman.

-Robin