Anyone on the face of it seems happy and successful

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But absolutely fucking drowning in reality?

Aw. I think a lot of people put on a front but at some level you need to be real about what your needs and wants are and going out and getting them despite what others might think xxx

Oh I've been there in the past, definitely. Desperately paddling beneath the water, while smiling sweetly and keeping everyone else happy.

Lessons I learned - it's OK to show weakness. It's healthy to talk to someone. Everyone has problems, to different extents and at different times in their lives. Sometimes all the bad stuff seems to come at once. 'This too shall pass' (I hung on to that a lot). It does get better. One day you will look back on it as a bad memory. If you need to change things, try one thing at a time - don't look at everything at once as it's overwhelming. Make a list and bite off one chunk at a time.

I don't know your circumstances of course, and some or all of this may be of no use at all.