My T says that depression is a way to communicate a need we have to others, and so suppressing that need by pretending everything is fine will prolong the depression. I was/am definitely a 'fake it 'til you make it' person only the problem is that I can fake it as much as I like, but now never 'make it'.

I definitely think that suppressing emotions will be bad for your son. My depression (due to need suppression) has got so bad I have psychotic features, so I think he should be encouraged to talk about what is wrong/how he's feeling. If I remember correctly, your son has a T? Encourage him to reach out to T, but if that doesn't help encourage him to call his pdoc who can tweak his meds.

All the best,

*Willow*