6 Signs Someone Fakes Being OK

hey there psych2goers welcome back when you hear the word depression do you automatically think of a downturned face or a person sitting alone in the corner crying if only it were that obvious all the time to see that something is seriously wrong unfortunately it's not that simple as a double whammy that stereotype leads to those seriously suffering depression sometimes being unfairly called out or slandered for faking depression when they're seen smiling or leading an outwardly normal life we're going to look at signs that give away the underlying depression suffered by that social butterfly or straight

a student the mask may be well crafted but it's still a mask and they may well need your compassion and understanding let's begin number one their surroundings burn and yet they smile think of that dog from the meme this is fine think of the lyrics to that nat king cole song smile smile though your heart is aching you get the idea this is different from the smirk or the grin that twinkles these are the smiles that seem to not match the rest of the person where the smile is curved right but there's something in the

eyes that seems sad holding lots of pain this person is using the smile to bury their real feelings or brush them aside it's casually named smiling depression they're the people who have the outwardly seemingly normal even healthy life but are experiencing the distressful symptoms of depression on the inside as the term smiling depression isn't an official diagnosis it's more clinically called major depressive disorder with atypical features number two they give constant vague excuses like i'm busy whenever they're invited out depression still holds a stigma and truthfully many still are uncomfortable dealing with or confronting that

their loved ones have depression the result is the depressed person feels they need to hide their depressive episode to avoid feeling humiliated or weak or not wanting to be a burden to their loved ones with their struggles they give the other person a quick vague excuse and then withdraw even more number three everything is a joke and they see themselves as one too so there's a knowledge bite floating around that indicates many comedians actually suffer from depression in the light of this sign that makes sense people inject humor into their lives for various reasons but

there are different ways that they do it if it's the kind of joking where they're laughing with others making everyone feel at ease or they just have a generally humorous outlook on life that's not usually the kind of humor that points towards masked depression it's when the jokes can be really unfunny to a group or person involved that this can be an indicator of depression one type is aggressive humor when one uses humor to put other people down to manipulate ridicule and offend them like the bully who's alleviating their own anxiety at the expense of

others another type of humor that masks depression is self-defeating humor one has the inclination to put oneself down to make other people laugh this is where you've put yourself in the position of the butt monkey almost encouraging others to laugh at you both are used to hide one's true feelings from themselves and others 4. they get her all done during the day and then utterly collapse once they're home depression and mental health are pretty personal things most people rarely want to disclose their struggles to others especially to their colleagues or acquaintances the depressed person already

feels pretty lousy about themselves so they at least want to uphold an image of professionalism being viewed in positive light by their co-workers and other outsiders so they empty their energy reserves completely into this aspect leaving nothing for any other part of life number five increased empathy and desire to empower others because they've been there it could be a case of misery love's company or it could also be an epiphany of i know how this feels i don't want others to feel this way essentially it's the push to connect with others through this shared experience

often it's the realization that they need supportive people and people who they can relate to letting themselves and others know they're not alone what to watch out for though is that the skills stay balanced in the realm of support and empowerment to work through the issues and not enabling the depression jumping in and fixing or removing obstacles for a person does not help them contrarily that keeps them helpless as they don't learn how to deal with the issue themselves and number six when straight up asked what's wrong they always give a vague hand wave excuse

like oh i'm just tired we get it there are certainly days that run the marathon harder than others and it's normal to feel tired after that we also know that usually not every day is like that that proclamation of i'm tired can take a deeper meaning especially if it's starting to be a norm when a person is struggling with mental health issues it's as if they're carrying a huge burden which is likened to a battery that never completely charges and no wonder as fatigue and exhaustion is a symptom experienced by around 90 percent of depressed

people so before happily and blindly stating oh that person's just fine yet you've heard that they're struggling perhaps take a closer look you could be the helping hand that makes all the difference you could be the one who helps someone stop crushing themselves with that mask and truly start on the road to getting better we all have our dark spots and some of us just need to see that bit of light so we can get out from under if any of this rank familiar with you please feel free to comment below thanks for watching and

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