I empathise and agree with a lot of what you say Razzle. What struck me is that attempts have been made to medicate away the feelings. All it does is suppress them. Sooner or later one has to acknowledge and face those inner feelings.

It says something about my own inner change that I feel sad today and have spoken about it on the same day. It reminds me of the days that I would pretend to be extra cheerful to compensate and avoid the reality of my inner feelings.

One cannot medicate away feelings.

Take care.