FriendlyShadow
Well-known member
I know I may sound harsh to some positive people out there, but do you any of you hate being told "Come on, smile." or they kind of imitate your facial expression as miserable. I know there are people who want others to be happy but whenever people tell me to smile, I feel that there is no reason to. Or at least I can't truly fight back a smile to cover up the pain behind it. I'm too stressed, too tired, too depressed, too emotional, too frustrated too much of anything to make me smile. I know I sound like I've given up too easily because I let my stress and emotions get the best out of me, but what other expression can I show other than my depressed face look.
It's just as stressful to hear "Smile" or "Cheer up" because the other person doesn't know what's going on in my situation and I don't want to be disrespectful and say something like "I don't want to." I know a year ago I think I post a similar topic to this thread about others being told to smile when they have a blank expression, but in this thread, I'm now addressing how I hate being told to smile when I've been in so much stress and pain all my life. How is it possible to smile and hide these things from others if I can't truly feel happy myself? I'm sorry if I'm confusing some of you, but I just wanted to vent some of my frustrations I've been feeling lately.
It's just as stressful to hear "Smile" or "Cheer up" because the other person doesn't know what's going on in my situation and I don't want to be disrespectful and say something like "I don't want to." I know a year ago I think I post a similar topic to this thread about others being told to smile when they have a blank expression, but in this thread, I'm now addressing how I hate being told to smile when I've been in so much stress and pain all my life. How is it possible to smile and hide these things from others if I can't truly feel happy myself? I'm sorry if I'm confusing some of you, but I just wanted to vent some of my frustrations I've been feeling lately.