6 Signs of Smiling Depression

Have you ever heard of smiling depression? Depression isn't always about looking sad or crying a lot. Sometimes, people are hiding a lot of pain behind a beautiful smile. Not everybody who is experiencing depression or a depressive episode will show how they are truly feeling. As a result, this type of depression often goes undetected. To help you understand more about smiling depression, here are some of the signs!

Disclaimer: It is important to note that this video is purely for educational and interest purposes and is not to be used to self-diagnose depression. If you or somebody you know suspects that they may be suffering from depression, get in touch with your doctor or mental health service to discuss your symptoms further.

#depression #psych2go

Writer: Jade Elizabeth
Script Editor: Isadora Ho
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Zuzia
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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[haik]

_Smiling depression_ in a nutshell :

Outside: *I skrrrt, skrrt*
but inside: *it hurt, hurt*

[ladydragon]

When psych2go understands you better than everyone who knows you on a personal level:

[Kaminari_Denki]

"The loneliest People are the nicest!"


"The saddest People smile the brightest!"


"The most damaged People are the wisest!"

[Astralmag]

" Just because you see a smile, don't think that you know what's going on underneath. "

- *Alastor*

[zalantler]

"Depression is like living in a body which wants to live, and living with a mind that wants to die."

[davidmagyar]

"You look sad today"
"I'm actually always sad but today I don't have energy to hide it"
Oof size: *M E G A*

[aliartz]

"Hey! Put on a happy face! Then everythings okay! Put on a happy face!" These lyrics are a new emotion

[imsupergay]

"Tears of a clown" is what my teacher said to the class and explained that, the happiest people on the outside sometimes are the saddest people on the inside. And talked about how this one class in the 70's all died. TW: One death was that this one girl h/ng herself with her friend and wrote I love you in her mom's lipstick on her vanity. 😭😭 When I heard that I cried, like, the I love you part was the breaking point for me.

[ashash_]

"The one who always smiles and laughs is the one who always cries at night"

[lanbee]

Me: **gets 5/6 of these symptoms**

Also me: “nah I’m fine, I’m just self-diagnosing myself”

[azulashengrotto]

To everyone in this comment section: therapy helps. It really does, I recently started going, and I am feeling better than ever because that person has studied and has seen more people like you, and knows how to help. That therapist could change your life forever and I am so glad I actually made the decision.

[SnowLily]

I’ve been medicated for smiling depression for 5 years now. I hate faking my emotions, and this is one of the reasons. No matter how hard I try, I can’t help but fake smiling to hide my depression.

[crusty_dusty_hands]

"I smile when im sad, I laugh when im in pain and i cry when im alone"

[TheFuschiaDragonfly]

My first high school crush was depressed for years, and he killed himself three years ago.
It makes me MAD angry how the people around him said that "they didn't see this coming, he was a smiley and sunny boy"
I barely had the courage to say hi to him in school, yet when I looked into his eyes I saw my own depression I had back then. I'm so mad that I was almost a stranger to him, yet I understood what was happening better than his friends.
Rest in peace my angel.

[konajohnson]

This hurts to watch because it reminds me about how I told my mom I was depressed and really needed therapy or at least some sort of help, and her response was that I always looked happy so I didn’t need it. In my head I was really upset because the only person who truly knows whether or not I need help is me. Thankfully I’ve gotten help since and other things have helped that I will never take back.

[leafy]

The problem is that my parents don’t believe in things like depression nor any other mental disorder, they label it as “puberty” and being self-centered. They grew up in a completely different environment, but it hurts that they aren’t willing to help themself because they were hardwired to think of it as a weakness. I’ve tried raising awareness about our issues to them, but my opinions keep getting rejected. I’m going through hurtful things but, I can’t imagine how painful it must be for them, too. Please make sure you get help for your parents as well, while you still can <3

[myaann]

"you cant be depressed you're only a kid you dont have any bills to pay"

[Orchidlettux]

I don’t like to bother people, everybody is already suffering and piling them with another is not really nice

[-eternallygacha-]

I just lost a very close friend due to me being *”toxic”* and I’ve realized that I seem to relate to doing mostly everything on this list. I even seem more cheerful than if I was actually happy on the inside and outside. Luckily, I’m have something really fun happening soon so, thank you, for helping me realize the issue in my life (smiling depression)

[IDontEvenKnowAnymoreee]

When I was younger (9-13ish) my parents were always arguing. I also acted really optimistic but I couldn’t go to sleep without a audiobook because I had to imagine myself as someone else or to distract myself.
My parents were luckily able to afford for me to go to private school and I got in with luck. I tried to confess that I thought I was dyslexic but they never really paid attention to me (I got tested when I was 18 a few months ago and they said I actually was). My mum was busy with work a lot and my dad was quite neglectful. Even if I got 100% on a really hard test he would barely look up from his phone to congratulate me. He never went outside as well and I always had to tell myself that I was lucky to have such a lucky life, not being rich exactly but moderately wealthy enough. My mum told me when I was only 11 that the only thing keeping her from getting a divorce was the fact that my dad wouldn’t have anywhere to go since he had no job and was a generally lazy person. When I was 12, I did this fun role-playing thing with some friends where we were just this big family with lots of people. I was considered the daughter of the family and I had a father who was trans and better to me than my dad ever was. We went on to become very close friends and I eventually told him that I had a bad relationship with my parents. He was very good to me and I am still in contact with him but I’m quite busy at the moment with studies.

Please if a child out there is going through a similar hard relationship with your parents as I did please call child-line and talk to someone at
0800 - 1111
Please get help and enjoy your childhood while you still can