When depression hides behind a smile

This is a very thought-provoking article regarding depression and the ways in which it hides behind a smile. The perception of individuals smiling despite their depression is that it isn't as bad or debilitating as somebody who cannot put one on. I hadn't thought about it myself, despite personally experiencing depression, but this perception is dangerously misconstrued to mean something it doesn't and can be harmful to individuals such as myself who do put on a smile even in their darkest days. Well worth a read!

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/18/depression-smile-psychiatrists-mental-health-problems?fbclid=IwAR3cOydX9yvuYlCEEivRmCQcSU8nUQ0eib2qvarAovEZspllyppGAEDk4Ro