The Psychology Practice - [people don't fake depression, they fake being okay] Not unless you're malingering, faking mental illness can be common in certain contexts that lend the individual a secondary gain
![It's Hard. 13 Quotes that Illustrate Depression • Youth Dynamics | Mental Health Care for Montana Kids It's Hard. 13 Quotes that Illustrate Depression • Youth Dynamics | Mental Health Care for Montana Kids](https://www.youthdynamics.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/People-think-depression-is-sadness.png)
It's Hard. 13 Quotes that Illustrate Depression • Youth Dynamics | Mental Health Care for Montana Kids
![Faking it': Exploring adolescent perceptions of depression (in)authenticity and 'attention seeking' - Dixon‐Ward - 2022 - British Journal of Clinical Psychology - Wiley Online Library Faking it': Exploring adolescent perceptions of depression (in)authenticity and 'attention seeking' - Dixon‐Ward - 2022 - British Journal of Clinical Psychology - Wiley Online Library](https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/cms/asset/e098d3f1-ff4c-48c5-ad77-eceaae2cd77e/bjc12339-fig-0002-m.jpg)
Faking it': Exploring adolescent perceptions of depression (in)authenticity and 'attention seeking' - Dixon‐Ward - 2022 - British Journal of Clinical Psychology - Wiley Online Library
![guys shut down the sub, turns out these people weren't faking, did is actually about as common as anxiety and depression, if not more! cool! : r/fakedisordercringe guys shut down the sub, turns out these people weren't faking, did is actually about as common as anxiety and depression, if not more! cool! : r/fakedisordercringe](https://preview.redd.it/m84pggw0kzb71.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ed1248a09d29a31bbbb7069f8880f65a4c5e7d05)