In my experience, my spiritual health, acceptances, lack of rejecting bad (and source of) things is the direct cause of all negative thoughts, feelings.
Reject the bad, false, negativity, darkness and move toward the love, true, light and goodness. When I was depressed, only spiritual teachings, love and God moved me nearer good feelings and comfort.
I'm glad that works for you, and I encourage you to do those things that make your life better.
As an empiricist, for me "spirituality" is just a trope that many use as a crutch (which can be very useful to some). There is only the natural (nothing "super" about it) world. There is no "spirit" or "soul" that defines us separately from our physical existence (i.e., I reject the concept of Mind-Body Dualism[0])
And the "God" you mention is just an imaginary sky daddy, whose inscrutable "motives" are generally co-opted[1] by the opportunistic to gain acceptance from those who have such beliefs.
I prefer to create meaning from the natural world and take great comfort in the vastness and incredible beauty, variety and complexity of the universe as it actually is, rather than the, unsupported by evidence and often manipulative, ideas around the existence of supernatural beings/causes/effects.
All that said, what's most important is (by one's individual estimation) living a happy, satisfying life. If others require beliefs I reject to do so, I have no issue with that.
We all need to make our own (whether good or bad) decisions about what constitutes a "happy, satisfying life." And while expressing opinions about that is certainly reasonable and expected, attempting to force[2][3] those opinions on others is wrong.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%E2%80%93body_dualism
[1] https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/applied-and-social-scie...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women%27s_Hea...
If your life is so meaningful why are you taking so much time to prove how rational and knowledgeable you are? I mean are the references linked above really necessary? You sound like a teenager that just discovered Atheism.
The above was meant generally (as evidenced by the associated links), rather than in response to GP's comment.
I'm sorry I was unable to effectively communicate my meaning to you.
This is a potentially dangerous statement. Many of the people reading this thread are probably struggling which makes them more vulnerable to snake oil. Talk to a priest if you like, but seek help from a trained specialist.
I don't see how the OP describing his own experience is telling other people they should do that.
He offered spirituality as an option, and said it was the only one he'd found helpful.
I think that's an unusual experience, and I understand your concerns about it potentially misleading others into thinking it's the only legitimate path, but I don't think saying "Stop sharing your personal experience!" is actually going to help anyone.
Explaining your concerns, like you did for me above, seems much more likely to. Thanks for doing that.