Behind the smile

People react in different ways when they are depressed or when they just feel generally bad inside. Some appear to function completely normally, working, hanging out, joking, laughing, but every second of every minute without any distraction their thoughts revolve around the factor or problem that caused and triggered the depression.

Feelings and thoughts become so intense and suffocating that it is difficult to function normally. Every simple little everyday activity requires so much energy that you'd rather ignore them. In addition, maintaining the carefree mask takes even more energy

Many have trouble sleeping, while others are so completely exhausted by the ever-spinning carousel of emotions that they sleep without problems at night, and often more than they should, but feel just as exhausted.

The condition often causes difficulty concentrating and problems with memory. People with depression or burnout symptoms can often appear absent, e.g. during a conversation.

There are those who hide their depression very well, and when the day comes when everything falls apart, no one around them can really understand what happened.

So think about it…..sometimes you can't tell from the outside how someone is feeling on the inside.

XOXO

Please note! As usual, these are just my own amateur theories and conclusions based on my own experiences.