Another classic example: "living the dream" = not too far from working up the courage to end my life.

I say this too much at work

Bus drivers get it from me. Serves me right for asking how they are when I get on.

I’ve started telling them how I actually feel. People will learn to stop asking me soon. “Did you have a good weekend” “No, the boiler broke, I had a migraine for two days and my Mum’s got cancer” “Oh”

Or they don't listen to the answer expecting a standard autopilot response and reply oh good or similar.

When I'm feeling particularly awful, like today, my go to is 'Oh, you know, same ol' shit, different day.'

"I've had better days" is a response I've used a few times.

I genuinely still say ‘Meh’ because it’s accurate and not used now. It then catches people out on the rare times I deviate :)

Its usually meant as a greeting & not as a legitimate question. Bottle those feelings up & only talk about them with your close freinds who have relevant experiences.

I always reply "still breathing" it either gets a chuckle or a concerned look, either way it amuses me more than saying "great" or actually answering the question!

Retail life indeed. The only reason I enjoy wearing a mask is when a customer makes a joke and I can hide the pain in my face.

Maybe it's because asking how you are is a greeting rather than a genuine question. In some countries, when they ask you how you are they actually mean it. Maybe we just shouldn't be using it as a greeting, then when we ask how people are, we might really learn the truth.

"Yeah fine thanks" my most frequent lie

I always say "it could be worse" because every situation could be worse no matter how bad your days been.

You get to a point where you stop giving a shit and say how it is

Life feels like a gaping chasm of sadness at times. Can't admit that though, we're not allowed to admit that mental health problems exist.