Checklist: Hidden Depression (Smiling Depression) The Sadness Behind the Smile

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Sometimes smiling is not happiness, but to deceive yourself or hide weakness from people around you. Reveal 7 survey questions, check your mental health and get treatment before it becomes chronic.

At present, Thailand has approximately 1.2 million people suffering from depression, but there are still many people who have symptoms but do not understand that they have depression, or think that it is nothing, until the symptoms become severe. Some people may act the opposite to say that they are still okay, but behind that smile they may be sick. Smiling depression is an expression that is not straightforward for people with depression. Instead of feeling sad, depressed, irritated, withdrawn, or crying,

On the contrary, they show the opposite feeling, such as smiling, laughing, thinking that nothing is wrong, but they show physical symptoms more clearly than mental symptoms, such as frequent headaches, stomach cramps, chest pain, etc., which, เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง if left untreated, can lead to depression or self-harm without realizing it.

Hidden Depression Survey

  • Denying that you are sad, not accepting your true feelings, or not realizing that you are sad.
  • You think you are happy and in good mental health, but in reality you are not.
  • Everything must be perfect, no mistakes should be overlook.
  • Workaholic behavior, obsessive compulsive behavior
  • Easily irritated, unreasonable, and emotionally unstable
  • Having trouble sleeping
  • Physical illness without any cause

Hidden causes of depression

  • Fear of being judged by others as weak, attention-seeking. Or being seen as a bad person.
  • I don’t want to be a burden to others. I often think that being depressed is the same as being weak. I don’t dare tell anyone for fear of becoming a burden.
  • Addicted to perfection
  • Feeling ashamed, afraid that others will ridicule you, think you are abnormal, creating a shield to hide the sadness in your heart.

How to treat hidden depression

  • It’s okay to cry sometimes. You don’t have to force a smile or frown. Accept the stress.
  • It’s okay to make some mistakes, just reduce your perfection a bit.
  • Openly admit that you have depression.
  • Vent your feelings or ask for help.
  • Depression should not be allowed to persist for a long time, as it risks harming yourself.

Depression is not a physical illness, but a mental illness with an increasing number of patients every year. It is a silent danger that must be treated and treated properly. You can seek advice from the mental health hotline 1323, free of charge, 24 hours a day.