Do you ever just pretend to be happy?

LittleMissScareAll · Expert User Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 713 Location: Hell

...although all you wanna do is cry and/or you don't feel like smiling at all?

I do sometimes.

gothic_tiger · Newbie User Joined: Aug 20, 2006 Posts: 9

yeah i pretend to be happy sometimes just because i dont want to depress other people.

thequietone · Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:04 pm Post subject:

Sometimes, when I'm just really sick of feeling like crap, I do pretend, because I read somewhere that if you pretend long enough you might start to believe it and it will be true.
That has never really worked for me though Rolling Eyes

I am also extremely worried about how my behavior affects those around me, and when I start to notice that I am making other people sad I pretend that I'm fine. Being outwardly depressed also causes people to pay attention to you, sometimes you'll get people who want to "cheer you up", and all that attention is scary! So I just lie and say, yeah, I'm all better now. It's easier to be one person in front of people and your regular sad self behind closed doors. But then you start to feel isolated because nobody knows the "real you", nobody knows or understands your reality. It's just a big vicious cycle. You know what helps me the most? PROZAC. Laughing

LittleMissScareAll · Expert User Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 713 Location: Hell

I guess that's why I do it too, cause I don't really want my family or anybody to worry about me. But sometimes I wish I knew another depressed, social phobic person so I could talk to them or at least know somebody who goes through the same thing as me...not that I'd wish depression/sp on anybody but I just kinda wish I knew somebody else who had depression & social phobia...cause anybody else just either worries about you or they don't understand or care at all.

nonick · Newbie User Joined: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 5

Almost everyday. It is easier really that to answer questions about what's wrong with me or why i am unhappy. Most people don't care anyway and those who do cannot understand or give any real help.

Guest · Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject:

Today I couldnt wear the mask
Im dying inside
Crying or Very sad

LittleMissScareAll · Expert User Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 713 Location: Hell

what's wrong Guest? Sad

It's hard for me to make myself hide it sometimes too.

riverbelow · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject:

oh yes, all the time, and it is better sometimes than hearing "what's wrong with you?" i bottled myself up all through high school, and it's all coming back now. it's really hard to keep it all down.

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IceLad · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:43 pm Post subject:

As a teenager, I pretended that there was nothing wrong with me to my family, even though deep down I was hurting bad.

dzerklis · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:53 pm Post subject:

noes i always pretend to be dumb, it fits me