How to deal with people who accuse you of being depressed/angry?

ClarkCheekyKent · 2015-12-08T09:21:02+00:00

"What you're a psychologist now?"

[deleted] · 2015-12-08T03:59:12+00:00

practice a stoic smile.

The one where you don't show your teeth but basically make a horizontal line with your lips.

Sorta like when people push their bottom lips up in frustration to create a parabola. Now straighten that out to make it horizontal. Now stretch it out just a little. Practice in a mirror. It works like a beast and is stoic as fuck.

Fuck, that's creepily descriptive, but it's what I've done and it's helped a lot.

EDIT: yea google didn't help me find what I'm looking for. Hope the description is enough.

GentLemonArtist · 2015-12-08T05:22:54+00:00

stoicism is valid and wonderful. it is not a SOCIAL philosophy. its not an EVERYDAY philosophy. it is actually depressing as fuck and makes your face look like a brick. stoicism is for when your house catches fire. its for when your dad dies. it regresses your feeling toward the mean - dampening both lows and highs.

some worthwhile values to cultivate are GRATITUDE and DELIGHT. use sparingly. share some of both with your mother. dont go OTT.

Title	How to deal with people who accuse you of being depressed/angry?
Author	[deleted]
Upvotes	5
Comments	6
Date	December 7, 2015 11:24 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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