tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054090493151835489.post1389291610342571151..comments2023-10-24T05:18:36.798-07:00Comments on happy.: Fake Smiles Can Apparently Make You DepressedDerekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535194686956412201noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054090493151835489.post-25818306210661687902011-02-23T09:50:27.073-08:002011-02-23T09:50:27.073-08:00Well, great minds think alike!Well, great minds think alike!Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535194686956412201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054090493151835489.post-61050560359894065742011-02-22T11:21:30.971-08:002011-02-22T11:21:30.971-08:00Wow, this is so weird, Derek!!! I got 16 out of 20...Wow, this is so weird, Derek!!! I got 16 out of 20 too!! Are we on the same page with this whole happiness/gratitude thing or what? :DJulia, the Thanksgiving Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542064466882299908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054090493151835489.post-35661769178386909702011-02-22T11:15:25.726-08:002011-02-22T11:15:25.726-08:00Yay, I'm so glad you included teh link to the ...Yay, I'm so glad you included teh link to the test - I was anticipating that :) But before I check it out (I'll coem back to share my score), I just want to say that I totally believe in this idea. When you fake a smile you usually feel worse because you can't full yourself and havign to force a smile can even make you think something like "Damn, the hell do I have to smile when I don't feel like it" and this can make you feel angry and in turn, even more bitter... At least I feel like it happened to me before. Funny that it seems I naturally switched to a "better" technique - I do try to think of something positive so that my smile comes of more genuine at times when I feel like I have to smile but not maybe in the mood for it. I do it with pictures too, if I want my smile to look more authentic lolJulia, the Thanksgiving Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542064466882299908noreply@blogger.com