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前段时间，大家都很喜爱的喜剧演员罗宾•威廉姆斯自杀的消息让很多人震惊。我们身边也有人每天看上去很开心，但是私底下可能在遭受抑郁症的煎熬。他们在微笑，但他们也可能是抑郁症患者。 Smiling depression is a term often used to refer to a patient who you think is depressed, but doesn’t look it and often won’t admit it. 微笑抑郁症（smiling depression）指患有抑郁症、但表面上看不出来而且本人不愿承认的状况。 Sometimes they tell you, “No, I’m not depressed” — and they smile. But it’s a sad smile. 有时，我们会告诉你“不，我没有抑郁症”，然后他们会微笑。可那是个伤感的微笑。 To the outside world, they give no hint of their problem — often holding down a full-time job, running a family home and enjoying an active social life. But underneath they are suffering secret panic attacks, insomnia, crushing low self-esteem and even suicidal thoughts. 他们不会对周遭的世界显示出一点抑郁的症状——通常都有全职的工作、有家庭，社交生活也很活跃。但在私底下，他们饱受惊恐症和失眠的困扰，很自卑，甚至会想到自杀。 The ability to carry on with life despite everything is what distinguishes ‘smiling’ depression. | 
