Anybody else feeling completely disheartened by the housing situation?

I'm 40 and still live with family. I used to rent in Dublin but it was impossible to pay rent and save for mortgage so I moved back home and I've been commuting for work (nearly 2h one way) for the past few years.

I haven't been able to buy a property yet. The prices are just so high that I'm always outbid. I'd enquire about a property and I'd be told that the latest offer is XX which is already above my budget. I look at houses and apartments that are way below my limit to give myself a lot of possibility to bid but recently things have been crazy. Last place I went to see was 80k over asking price before I even walked it. I thought I'd break down crying there and then.

Between this disheartening house search and having to live in a family home with very little independence, I'm at the edge of a mental breakdown.

I know I should be grateful for being able to live with the family and being able to even put in bids. I'm just so exhausted.

Does anyone else feel this way? How do you guys deal with this housing crisis?