r/OldSchoolCool • u/db7112 • Jul 27 '26

1950s Sylvia Plath in happier times, early 1950s

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide Jul 28 '26

This may not be happier times at all.

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u/CraftsBoy2Craftsman Jul 28 '26

Robin Williams said something about this: “people don’t fake depression. They fake being happy”

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide Jul 28 '26

I don't think Robin Williams said anything like that, but I also think that people do fake depression sometimes.

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u/abeastrequires Jul 28 '26

I think a lot of people mistsle being sad with being depressed, but a lot of people also don't learn about mental health outside of what they experience through peers at school.

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide Jul 28 '26

A number of times I have seen people claiming mental illness just to avoid consequences.

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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth Aug 01 '26

I recommend you step back for a second and ask yourself this: how do you know they're faking it? Like, really genuinely know. Because even someone who flat out tells you they are may not be. They may be lying to you.

For a lot people, part of how they cope with mental illness involves hiding it from those around them.

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide Aug 01 '26

Oh give me a break. People's behavior will tell you a lot.