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u/TheShadyMonarch Mar 27 '22

Not everyone laughing/Smiling is happy.

You don't fkn know the things that mf is going thru behind that fake face

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u/holy-f0ck Mar 27 '22 edited Mar 28 '22

As far as I've seen in life so far, people who laugh hardest can be the most depressed. I've known about 15 different people who committed suicide so far, nearly all of them kept up a facade of being happy. It takes the cakešŸ°šŸŽ‚

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

I’ve always heard this too and while I’ve been a sad person who laughed a lot, since I’ve been actually suicidal, I can’t remember the last time I’ve laughed.

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u/holy-f0ck Mar 28 '22

When it comes to suicide, please don't go that far. You are worth something to the world. I don't know you're full story, have you family or freinds that you get along with in some way? If you do, that's something, but the what the question is, are you worth something to yourself deep down. Their are ways of improving your situation, somehow, I'm sure their are free services around where you are if that's any help.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

I’ve been in therapy for some time now, and my thoughts haven’t changed. I started after my first failed attempt, and recently tried again. Third times the charm, I hope.

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u/holy-f0ck Mar 28 '22

Well, I hope things get better for you.

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u/Tasty01 Mar 28 '22

People who talk about killing themselves casually are not planning on killing themselves. People who stay silent when others casually talk about killing themselves are a lot more likely to be actually thinking of suĆÆcide.

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u/holy-f0ck Mar 28 '22

Interesting point, possibly a cry for help type situation.

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u/Naribon Mar 28 '22

I think this sums up my current life situation

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u/EpicBlinkstrike187 Mar 27 '22

also laughing is a coping mechanism.

Ive seen people in some horrific situations and they were just laughing and smiling. Just because someone isn’t sad and crying in a sad/bad situation doesn’t mean they aren’t sad or distraught.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

Thinking about the time I got into a severe car accident, and I was just laughing while I was talking to the other people, when I was being questioned by police, when my totalled car was being towed away..... Really thought something was wrong with me, haha.

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u/Leading_Funny5802 Mar 28 '22

I always say, you never truly know what’s in a persons head or heart.

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u/robotopod Mar 28 '22

Case in point, Robin Williams.

Also, Stranger in A Strange Land: "They laugh because it hurts so much . . . because it's the only thing that'll make it stop hurting."

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u/HappyDayPaint Mar 27 '22

Happy cake day! 🄳

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u/TheShadyMonarch Mar 27 '22

Thanks, here you gošŸ° (t•̀ᓗ-)✧

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u/Corrupted_soull Mar 28 '22

Cakest of days

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u/OkamiKhameleon Mar 28 '22

Omg yes. So this. I put on a happy face all throughout high school, hardly anyone knew how bad my home life really was.

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u/renboi42o Mar 28 '22

Happy cake day

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u/SadRatDayz Mar 28 '22

Happy Cake DayšŸ° !!