Ways to Tell If Someone Is Faking Depression
Creating Drama and Fuss All the Time
Usually people with depression remain silent and are always smiling, making people believe that they are fine. Meanwhile, people who fake depression always create drama and fuss. They choose not to see if someone is around or not. Simply put, people who fake depression are behind something. All you have to find is the reason behind the depression. Maybe they are doing all this to get something out of it.
Sympathy
When one fakes depression, it can be said that they are seeking sympathy, [4] attention, and compliments. They don’t even understand what exactly it means to be depressed. For them, depression is two-words: attention and rewards.