Smiling depression

Did you know that the so-called smiling depression is usually much more harmful than other types of depression?
We often think that our smile indicates happiness, and it is no less true that it is so, but not in every person. In general, there are individuals who are able to smile and go through life experiencing moments of joy, but silently carry suicidal feelings and thoughts inside.
These people suffer from the so-called "smiling depression", although its exact clinical expression is atypical depression.
Some scholars of anxiety and depression have expressed that it is difficult to determine those people who suffer from this disease, since they generally disguise it by showing a state of mind that is partially or totally different from what they really feel, that is, they express a false well-being or happiness. . Some may believe that these people, apparently, have no reason to feel sad because they have all the material, social and economic components to live fully, but this is not the case.
However, there are signs that can indicate that we are in the presence of atypical depression, such as, for example, despite receiving good news or experiencing some pleasant event that causes an improvement in mood, shortly after it falls back into decay. ; sleeping excessive hours and continuing to feel sleepy throughout the day; have feelings of discomfort or heaviness in the extremities at different times of the day; high susceptibility to rejection or criticism, which can affect social relationships, etc.
As revealed by some studies, being a masked depression, since the person appears to be well, this fact gives it a more dangerous character compared to other depressions. There are certain factors that could aggravate it, such as the person taking much longer to seek help or not being able to recognize her illness, or having difficulty recognizing emotions. In addition, the danger also lies in the fact that the individual, in a general way, is able to continue executing their daily activities, which can be unwise.
On the other hand, other experts point out that the ability of these people to continue with their normal life makes it possible that they are particularly vulnerable to committing suicide, which does not harmonize with the characteristics of other types of depression, in which people contemplate suicidal ideas, but do not have enough energy to act on their intentions.
The treatment of atypical depression is usually carried out through medication, lifestyle modification, regular physical exercise, meditation or psychotherapy.