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Do people with depression laugh a lot?

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As other people have said laughter can be a way to hide other feelings as well. Sometimes ... I can understand the confusion because people have this perception that depression = sad all of the time. ... In fact, there is a lot of discussion, and no consensus, about what makes a person laugh, and what purpose it serves. read more

A depressed person can be funny or laugh at themselves as well, and many, many famous comedians were - and are - chronically depressed. The difference is how long that feeling lasts inside. For someone like me, a spurt of laughter is a quick distraction from the prison of my mind. read more

Youth laugh a lot more than adults do. If adults laughs a lot it can make them look younger as adults subconsciously associate lots of laughter with being young. Laughter is good for stress relief and people who laugh a lot tend to be easy going so they accumulate less stress than the average person. These are two possible explanations for why people who laugh a lot tend to look younger. read more

Depression often goes unseen, unrecognized, and undiagnosed. A person with concealed depression is someone who is conditioned to deal with their inner demons in a way that doesn't make them clearly visible. They may or may not be diagnosed, and this may or may not be something they've shared with even their closest of companions. read more

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