8 Signs Someone is Secretly Depressed

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Have you ever heard of the term “smiling depression”, “high-functioning depression” or “hidden depression”? As these names imply, this is when a clinically depressed person tries to keep the depression a secret from others. They often appear cheerful, successful, and seemingly put-together - leading you to the belief their lives are perfectly happy, fine and without mental illness.

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References:
· Brownhill, Suzanne, et al. “‘Big build’: hidden depression in men.” Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry10 (2005): 921-931.
· Abroms, Gene M. “The diagnosis and treatment of hidden depression.” Psychiatric Quarterly4 (1981): 235-241.
· Fisch, Robert Z., and Gidon Nesher. “Masked depression: Help for the hidden misery.” Postgraduate medicine3 (1986): 165-169.

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when you're depressed people think you're just lazy

kcssay

the worst part of being depressed is no one actually believes you.

mia-fqoz

Me realizing a YouTuber knows me better than my family and friends: 😱

bistrainvazquez

There was a boy I liked very much, and I know he has depression. He always makes cynical, nihilistic jokes, and I worry about him sometimes...He pushed me away because I developed feelings for him, and he did it quite abrasively. It really devastated me. But deep down, I really hope he is alright. He is so smart, and has such a great future ahead of him <3

georgia

i feel like im depressed but at the same time i feel like im overreacting

sydneyko

My mind: You're not depressed, you've just been having a bad day for the past 8 years

saberblue

"You just want attention"
"Your faking"
"I have depression you dont"

crazykld

Thank you for the first cry I've had in months. It's good to feel again.

sloshed-rat

it’s easier to fake a smile than explain why you’re sad. i don’t think people know how hard it is to explain something that you don’t understand yourself.

kenny-nkdb

"Its beacause of that phone."
"You're just sad."
"Stop being dramatic."
"Same."

madelainemwamwamwa

"You just want attention"
"You don't have depression"
"It's just hormones"
"People have it worse"
"You're just being dramatic"

I get told this when I tell anyone. I can only trust one true friend with this. Everyone else thinks I'm a happy bubbly person. I'm not suicidal, but i do get thoughts that I don't belong on this world. That I'm not good enough to be alive. My insomnia doesn't help, as I get no more than an hour of sleep each night at most. I ask for help and no one offers help. So I stop asking. No one can see my true emotions. No one can see I'm not happy and perfect. No one can see that I don't think I 'm good enough. That my mask hurts to wear more and more each day. That every day I'm living less and just going through the motions more and more. Because if I show this i become a failure, and that's my biggest fear.

sweet_defenceless_creature

“Does this bring any one to mind?” Yea me.

tenimyssplays

Parents will just think you’re acting up.

mar-iobw

depressed people dont seek help because they are afraid of getting ignored

gabandgio

I have had friends (back in 2011) & family members whom I’ve spoken to about events/situations/emotions, and I’ve always heard the same response, “everyone has gone through this”, but not in the way I see/feel. I now have a new set of friends that I feel more fulfilled with happiness, because they understand the struggles I go through. With my family, it’s been very difficult for me to even approach them about such matters, due to years of hearing that statement. It’s not even me pushing them away, but rather whatever I’d say doesn’t matter. It really saddens me that my own family does not see the struggles that I go through when I seek help, to the point where I don’t feel like I’m progressing in life.

I’m not sure if I’m alone on this, but it sure hurts like thousands of needles piercing my heart.

dlonewolf