25/11/2021
A significant proportion of people who experience low mood and and depression are able to hide their condition behind a mask of smiling normality. It can hard to spot, as they tend not to tell anybody about their problems or feelings.
As this article explains, a starting point is knowing that this condition actually exists and that it’s serious.
https://theconversation.com/smiling-depression-its-possible-to-be-depressed-while-appearing-happy-heres-why-thats-particularly-dangerous-110928
Almost half of people with depression don’t appear as sad as you’d expect, but are at a particularly high risk of su***de.