前段時間，大家都很喜愛的喜劇演員羅賓?威廉姆斯自殺的消息讓很多人震驚。我們身邊也有人每天看上去很開心，但是私底下可能在遭受抑郁癥的煎熬。他們在微笑，但他們也可能是抑郁癥患者。

Smiling depression is a term often used to refer to a patient who you think is depressed, but doesn’t look it and often won’t admit it.

微笑抑郁癥（smiling depression）指患有抑郁癥、但表面上看不出來而且本人不愿承認的狀況。

Sometimes they tell you, “No, I’m not depressed” — and they smile. But it’s a sad smile.

有時，我們會告訴你“不，我沒有抑郁癥”，然后他們會微笑。可那是個傷感的微笑。

To the outside world, they give no hint of their problem — often holding down a full-time job, running a family home and enjoying an active social life. But underneath they are suffering secret panic attacks, insomnia, crushing low self-esteem and even suicidal thoughts.

他們不會對周遭的世界顯示出一點抑郁的癥狀——通常都有全職的工作、有家庭，社交生活也很活躍。但在私底下，他們飽受驚恐癥和失眠的困擾，很自卑，甚至會想到自殺。

The ability to carry on with life despite everything is what distinguishes ‘smiling’ depression.

微笑抑郁癥突出的特點就是雖然自己飽受痛苦但仍然能保持正常生活的能力。

The recognized symptoms of depression tend to be crying a lot, feeling lethargic, perhaps even not being able to get out of bed. But not everyone with depression displays these symptoms.

抑郁癥明顯的癥狀一般為：經常哭泣、嗜睡，有時甚至無法下床。但并不是每個患有抑郁癥的人都會表現出這些癥狀。

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）