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　　Peoplewhofeeldepressedareusuallyeasyenoughtospot：theymaybegloomy，sad，andlistless。Butwhataboutthosewhohavehiddendepression？Theymayanbeextrovertandgoodcompany！Thisistheproblemwithconcealeddepressionasthesesufferersareexpertsindisguisingtherealsituation。Howcanwespotthem，andhowcanwehelp？Hereare10typicalthingsthatpeoplewithhiddendepressiondotohelpusunderstandthatsomethingisnotquiteright。
　　1。Theymaybeoutgoingandcheerful
　　ResearchersattheUniversityofRochesterMedicalCenterfoundthatdepressionwashardtospotwhenpeoplehadacheerfuldisposition，especiallyiftheywereelderly。Theresearchteamhadthoughtthattheintrovertswouldbetheoneswhowouldhavedifficultyincomingoutabouttheirdepressionbutitseemsthattheoppositemaybetrue。Weshouldnottakeitforgrantedthatacheerfulandsociablepersonmaybeimmunefromdepression。Weshouldbeonthelookoutforsomeindicativesignsandaboveall，weshouldalwaysbeempathiclisteners。
　　2。Theymayhidetheirdepression
　　ThereissomeinterestingresearchontheattitudethatEuropeansandAustralianshavetowardsdepression。ThereissomuchstigmaattachedtodepressioninAustraliathatmanysufferersaredeterminednottorevealitatall。Theymayfeelembarrassedorsimplyfearthattheymaylosetheirjobreflectedinthenumberofsickdaystakenbecauseofmentalhealthproblems。ThefiguresshowthatAustraliansweretakingoff14daysforaboutofdepressioncomparedtoanaverageof36daysforEuropeans。
　　3。Theymayneedhealingorclosurefromsomepasttrauma
　　Imaginetheperfecthostess：shehasgreatkids，arewardingcareerandasmarriage。Itstillmaybethatthereisapainfulepisodeinthatperson’slifewhichhasneverbeenproperlyhealed。PsychologistshaveanacronymforthistypeofpersonwhichisthePHDP（PerfectlyHiddenDepressedPerson）。Theoutwarddisplayofconfidenceandhappinessisinsharpcontrasttowhatisgoingoninside。Theproblemisoftenignored，especiallybythesuffererwhomayendupcommittingsuicide。Thetragedyisthatnobodywaseverabletospotthesigns，orthatthesuffererneverhadthecouragetotalktosomeone。Weshouldalwayslistencarefullywhenafriendorlovedonetalkstousaboutexhaustionandanxiety。
　　4。Theymayhaveabnormaleatinghabits
　　Mostexpertsnowbelievethattheremaybeastronglinkbetweeneatingdisordersanddepression。Tthoughonemayleadtotheother，ortheymayarisesimultaneously。Moreandmoremenaresufferingfromeatingdisorders。Theremaybemanycausessuchasmediapressures，bodyimageexercise，anddepression。Ifyounoticethatalovedonehasappetitechanges，trytotalktoherhimaboutthemandurgethemtogettreatment。Hiddendepressionmaywellbethetriggerhere。
　　5。Theymaybenoncommittalabouttheirhappiness
　　Veryoften，peoplewithhiddendepressiondisplayalackofenthusiasmforthingstheyusedtolovedoing。Ifthepersonclaimsthattheyarecertainlynotdepressedbuttheyjustdon’tcareanymore，thismaywellbeasignthatsomethingisamiss。IfyoureadEveWood’sbook，10StepstoTakeChargeofYourEmotionalLife，youwillfindmoreexamplesofhowdiscoveringselfempowermentcanbetheanswertocomingtotermswithdepressionandanxiety。Therearealsousefulchaptersonhowcounseling，medication，oralternativetreatmentsarepossibletreatmentoptions。Gettingthepersontotalkabouttheirproblemsisusuallythefirststepinseekingtreatment。
　　6。Theymaydisplayirritationandanger
　　Weusuallyassociatedepressionwithapathy，helplessness，melancholicthoughtsandcrying。Butthereareothersymptomsofdepressionwhichoftengoundetectedbecausetheyaresimplydismissedastemporaryoutbursts。Theyareassumedtobejustblipsonaperson’sradarandcanbesafelyignoredthetruthisthatangryoutburstsandbeingirriareoftenmanifestationsofdepression。Manymenchoosethiswayofexpressingtheirdepression。
　　7。Theymaynotbegettingenoughsleep
　　Ifyourlovedoneiscomplainingaboutnotgettingenoughsleep（orevenoversleeping），itcouldbeawarningsignthatthereissomethingwrong。Thesesleepproblemsmaybejusttheoutwardsignofadeeperandmoretroublingcausewhichcouldbeanxiety，lethargyordepression。Sleepproblemsanddepressionareveryoftencloselyconnected。Itisalwaysworthprobinggentlytofindoutwhatthecausemightbe，ifthepersonispreparedtoopenup。
　　Manycasesofdepressiongoundetectedanduntreated，oftenwithtragicresults。Between10to15ofpeoplewithsevere，untreateddepressioncommitsuicide。Aswehaveseenabove，peoplemayhideitorfakeit。Sometimes，theyjustkeepitadarksecretwhichtheyneverwanttoreveal。Inaddition，therearethosewhohaveadifferentpublicimagefromtheirownprivateandtormentedselves。Thechallengeistolookoutforpossiblesignsandhelpthepersontogettreatment。