SMILING DREAM

Most modern people are good at pretending to be happy. No matter how depressed they are, they can wear a face of gaiety. Once they turn around, however, they fail to escape from the true self and their pain. In this case, people are likely to overlook or even misunderstand those around who has smiling-depression, hiding their emotions. Mental stress, like physical illness, is really torturous. Therefore, please don’t ignore the pain of others and their weak “SOS” signals. For a person who accompanies the people with smiling depression, the biggest stumbling block lies in that it is very difficult to help someone who does not admit that he needs help. Psychiatrists suggest that if you find that people around you probably suffer the smiling depression, the best way to help them is to act as a supportive role, a listener who can show empathy. Hence, if a depressed friend asks for you help, please be gentle and listen patiently.