Dear Dáithí: I’m stressed by pressures of modern life in Dublin — how do I stay hopeful? 

"Stop looking at your friends thinking they have it all sorted, the grass is always greener, but twice as hard to cut remember"

Dáithí O'Sé: "You’re 27 and living in Dublin, and you love that. The problem is the dead money and the prospect of owning a place is always on your mind. Yet you don’t want to leave Dublin, at the moment."

I'm 27, living in Dublin, renting with two friends, working full-time in marketing. On paper, things look grand — I’ve a job, a social life, I go to the gym, all that. But underneath, I’m constantly stressed. 

The rent is sky-high, and I’ve zero chance of buying a place unless I leave the city or move back home, which feels like going backwards.