Like I said, I've learnt that it's ok to be open. I've been amazed, taught and humbled by the support in whatever way needed I've had from friends with a different mindset, from all over the world. We English speaking have a very different way of being. Looking at my eldest now, she's as Brit as it comes yet she understands all this on a level that I had to learn the hard way, it came so easy for her with only a little bit of uphill.
For her, she is very close with her friends. They talk etc
For me it's been a constant battle and it's taken it's toll.
A problem shared is a prob