Is it normal to lie about not being depressed anymore?

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I've been depressed for over 2 years now. Even though I stopped doing drugs, I still have audio hallucinations (only 1 other person knows about this) and moderate to severe 24/7 anxiety. My friends and family ask me how I'm doing and I act like I'm no longer depressed and that I'm doing great. Although some days I feel like I'm going insane. I understand that it's probably very unlikely that every time my room mate has people over she's complaining about me in the next room. That's typically what I hear though (different scenarios/people sometimes), and real or not it really hurts.

I feel like at one point I found myself lost in a swamp and now I've been here for so long, the wet heavy clothes that clung to my body have become my skin. The ghosts in this swamp have replaced the voices of people I'm listening for to find my way out. "Depressed" feels more like a personality trait than a temporary mental illness.

Is it normal to lie about being depressed because I don't want people to think I'm faking it or trying to draw attention to myself?

Any advice on what to do? I feel so alone.. that's reasonable considering I'm hiding it I suppose. Is there any way to get over this without bothering people?

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  • thr
    9 years ago

    When I was really down, I wrote a some things down on a piece of paper, which I wanted to use to tell my parents about my depression/lack of hope and will to live.
    I kept postponing it, though, until I wasn't so depressed anymore, but that's not the important part.

    My attitude towards it was that it was relevant for certain other people to know about it, if not because they would care to know, then because of how it affected my life and my wish to live my life.

    If you are being honest, then you are not faking it. If you are telling stuff about yourself, then, technically, you are drawing attention to yourself in that moment, but not in a way that is excessive or uncalled for.

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    I try to not let people I'm mentally ill too. Nothing good has ever come from telling anyone. Only judgment and accusing of attention seeking. I keep it all to myself except here and there is much I don't even talk about here and try to ignore to even myself. I know it's not healthy but I don't know what else to do.

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  • LAR23
    9 years ago

    Having audio hallucinations is not normal, you could be dealing with a larger mental health problem here

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  • KeepsakeDoll
    9 years ago

    People sometimes lie to avoid hurting others, to avoid nagging, and so on.

    So seems normal.

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