16/02/2026
This article is so very true. It’s ironic this should come up on my feed today. I’m glad to say I can spot the emotionally scarred people, I’ve two lovely people like this I met on my visits. They smile and look like they are coping and it’s only after a couple of visits in that I then start to look more closely and see the signs. They say that eyes are the windows to the soul and they really are. If you study what you can see before you hard enough it’s all there and at that point I use my famous phrase of “ok we are getting to know one another and your beautiful eyes are telling me another story. So drop the guard and tell me here and now what’s going on and I will do my best to understand and help you”.
Both these people survived and are still seeing me once a month. There’s no fake smile anymore because they feel comfortable to open up to me and tell me what’s going on.
Depression is a powerful mechanism that makes you feel so worthless, you don’t know who to trust or turn to anymore. However you smile, act normal and people think you’re ok. The etiology of depression burns deep, know the signs.
This is what depression looks like...
It’s so hard to tell the signs when someone is struggling. You can look happy but be broken inside. 💔
