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Originally Posted by Rick7892
I agree this would be nice to do. But speaking for me, I seldom am strong enough or have enough energy to do this. My last therapist even told me that I must be doing OK in a way that I perhaps mistakenly thought she was saying I was faking my mental health illness because I looked OK. That was tough ...
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I think this can be the accidental message that comes off when someone says you seem okay and you're not. My therapist commented on how I seem to be doing decently because I always show up to therapy, am presentable, etc. I know she meant it in a positive way, but just because I've learned to function despite the storm inside my head doesn't mean the storm isn't there. I have also had a friend keep telling me how good I seemed, even when I kept trying to tell her how much I was struggling, and it was like she couldn't reconcile that I could feel bad but look good.