Posted by fallsfall on May 27, 2003, at 7:52:57
In reply to Depressed people don't smile, posted by cybercafe on May 26, 2003, at 21:26:40
I smile, too. But I am severely depressed.
8 years ago just before I went into the hospital I was walking down a hallway at work and one of the secretaries stopped and said "You don't look like that smile is genuine". She was completely right. I was miserable, but noone could see.
Sometimes I smile because it lets me pretend that things are OK - so I can make it through some minutes easier.
My Pdoc looks at how I move and act to assess how I'm doing, but whether I am smiling or not is a very tiny part of that assessment.
You might print out these responses and give them to him and see what he says. I agree with the rest, though, if he says you aren't depressed because you are smiling you need a new pdoc.
Good luck!
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