In China, 70% of patients with mental diseases have not received treatment, and a large part of them are not limited in their medical level, but neglected or even deliberately concealed by patients themselves.
Depression is one of the most common types!
As for depression, many people try to “act out” their inner depression, which is often referred to as “smile depression”, or hidden depression.
People with implicit depression generally don’t want to or won’t admit to the intensity of the depression they feel, and many of them believe that —
As long as you go on with your life as before, the depression will go away by itself. But in reality, for most patients, a long period of self-endurance leads to more frustration and loneliness.
So for the patient’s friends and family, it is important to learn how to detect the patient’s hidden depression signal for treatment!
What are the signs of latent depression? The majority of patients with recessive depression, in terms of the appearance of normal life will not be much different, but we can be judged by some common small details of the abnormality.
- Fake a smile
Pretending to be happy is tiring for many people with depression, so they generally avoid all “unnecessary” social situations.
Even in necessary social situations, they fake a smile and sometimes freeze in silence. That’s a little bit of the patient’s inner situation, consciously or unconsciously.
- Be different from your old habits
Many people try to “drown their sorrows in alcohol” when they are feeling sad inside, but most of the time this approach is counterproductive. In some patients, overeating or anorexia can be a sign of hidden depression.
At the same time, sleep is an obvious sign that people are suffering from chronic insomnia, which is a sign that their health is under threat.
So if these conditions occur, it could be a sign that the hidden depression is on its way.
- After a big mood swing
For patients with hidden depression, hiding the depression itself is a very hard behavior, so maybe for them, sometimes too tired, they will give up the behavior of hiding the depression in an instant. For example, crying for help or even going to see a doctor yourself.
But that may not last long, because people who hide their depression typically don’t allow others to see their vulnerability.
Just as the Swiss psychologist Verena Custer said in “Depression, not excessive sadness, but the refusal of sadness” : “The reason why a person suffers from depression is not because of excessive sadness, but precisely because of the rejection of sadness.
Therefore, it is possible to return to the original “hidden” mode after a brief “crash”.
- A marked decline in optimism
It is well known that “self-pity” is a classic symptom of depression, in which the sufferer takes a pessimistic interest in the world around him or her, and a less positive attitude towards life. This state is also known as “pessimistic realism” by psychologists.
- Increased sensitivity
Most patients with implicit depression are sensitive. During depression, they may have a pessimistic mood and suffer from hidden depression. In the face of some emotional situations, they may suddenly “explode” emotions.
Normal people, for example, may cry on the spot when they see a moving picture that looks good. For example, people with a good temper may have a sudden outburst of anger after suffering from invisible depression.
- Become interested in philosophy of life, of life and death
For depressed people, their inner emotional world is pessimistic and sensitive, so they are more “obsessed” with the idea of life and death, or philosophy. When such topics come up, it’s basically a sign that the patient is playing games with negative thoughts.
Once heard such a saying: “Look at that man, smile like a dog.”
This may be the picture of smiling depressed patients.
The exterior is sunny and pleasing. But behind their stiff smiles, they face their repressed selves wearily, battling their mounting depression with bewilderment.
As sad as a lump in one’s throat cannot get its words out, you can only cry in secret helplessly at night, and then, every day, keep smiling.
Most of the time, we will care about others’ feelings. We will worry about whether others like us or not, so we are ashamed to express our unhappiness and needs. We are afraid that others will leave us because of our own bad and “excessive” demands.
But in fact, in the eyes of those who love you, you cry and smile as lovely as you; When you are in a relationship of equals, you have the strength to maintain a harmonious relationship. So, when you don’t want to laugh, please don’t force yourself.
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