02/10/2020
Smiling Depression - Mask it Not
It is not an uncommon sight to spot a person who seems to be lively, energetic and smiling in all social gatherings – personal or official, but is melancholy, dull when alone. It is sad to see such a change in behavior of the individual. At times it is hard to believe that a person who seems to be so very happy is actually masking his struggle and depression with his smiles.
The term used for such a state is Smiling Depression.
What is Smiling Depression?
The term specifies a state when a person tries to look happy to the world while in reality he is depressed or anxious. A person suffering from Smiling Depression has a tendency to hide his actual status from others, and this deprives him from the much needed treatment, care, counseling and attention he needs. It results in a very high probability of the individual to hurt himself, or towards suicidal tendency.
What are the causes of Smiling Depression?
Some common reasons why people try to hide their depression from the world are –
Worrying what the world would say about them
Hesitation to bother people
Fear of loss of job or reputation if they share their condition
They actually are themselves unaware of the fact that they are suffering from depression
What are the Symptoms of Smiling Depression?
The main symptom of smiling depression is sadness. They smile just to cover their true feelings. Other common symptoms include
Feelings of anxiety, fear, anger, fatigue, despair.
Abnormal change in diet and sleep patterns.
Avoidance of things and activities that give pleasure.
Frequent interest of discussion about thoughts of su***de or hurting oneself
Avoidance of social gatherings and events
Drop in concentration or the ability to make a decision
How do you help?
Spend time with the person and share your concerns. Offer emotional and practical support depending on your relationship. Talk and discuss with them topics they feel about. If possible, arrange proper counseling the person. Arrange some of the person’s old friends to talk to. Take him to Yoga and meditation as they are very good methods to clearing your head and calming the body. Take him to a homoeopath for detailed medication.
Benefits of Homoeopathy over other treatments for curing Smiling Depression
- Homoeopathy is based on identifying root cause of the disease through detailed individual based case taking before arriving at a medicine which is best for the individual. Hence, the medicine for an individual for a disease may be quite different from that to another individual with the same disease.
- Special care is taken not to miss any incident and only subsequently are medicines selected accordingly.
- Medicines are made from natural sources and thus do not cause any harmful effects on body.
- These medicines are free from side-effects and hence there is no fear of addiction or abuse.
- Unlike most antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs, homoeopathic medicines do not cause withdrawal symptoms.
- The identification and treatment of root cause of the problem factours out the fear of relapse and recurrence.
A Detailed root-cause identification is needed to tackle with smiling depression before arriving at any medicine. Hence a professional homoeopath must be contacted for the cure. Do not try self-medication - It can be harmful.
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