Their façade is put together and accomplished. Their public, professional and social lives are not suffering. Many who know they are depressed don’t disclose it due to fear of discrimination from loved ones or employers. They’ve usually struggled with depression and/or debilitating anxiety for years and have had some experience with therapy or medication. People with smiling depression are often partnered or married, employed and are quite accomplished and educated. Those who do would prefer to keep their struggle private. It’s a major depressive disorder with atypical symptoms, and as a result, many don’t know they’re depressed or don’t seek help. It’s appearing happy to others and smiling through the pain, keeping the inner turmoil hidden. In her post, “What You Need to Know About ‘Smiling Depression,’” she wrote: Mighty contributor Laura Coward knows what it’s like to experience smiling depression. “It’s called ‘smiling depression’ because a person can seem to be happy, without cares, but underneath the ‘smiling’ facade, that person may be sad, unhappy and depressed.” “Smiling depression is not a formal diagnosis, but it is what psychotherapists tend to call a kind of depression that an individual hides from the world,” Diane Barth, LCSW, told The Mighty. For others, depression might look like a smiling face, or a person who “has it all together” - something we call “ smiling depression.” For some, depression may look like sadness or exhaustion. This generalization can be harmful to people who experience depression but may not “look” depressed. After all, when many people think of depression, they often think of sadness - and not much else. The term “ smiling depression” may sound confusing.
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