How good are you pretending to be happy?

I must admit that I am very bad at it. It's actually as bad as it can get. You can catch me right from the first glance. Pretending to be happier makes things worse for me. I mess up the two different kind of emotions and look stupid.

i actually do pretend to be happy especially at work where i dont let everyone see how i am feeling..

I am terrible at pretending to be happy when I am not. My emotions and show and you can just tell by my actions that I am unhappy. All of my stress shows alot of times. I cannot hide it.

I think I am not very good at it.I try to look cheerful and happy but tend to give away after a while.lol

not that good. when im not actualy happy im very sarcastic almost to a point where its rude.

Well acctually I cant really pretend to be happy when im not at all. If im not happy with something, I let you know. I dont really like putting on a happy mask.

I have to say that I am a master of it. One thing that I never really like to do was make my problems, other people problems. So when ever i am reall upset, either i try to stay away from people or I just put one of them fake smiles on my face and pretend that the world is perfect.

I speak with my colleagues to talk anything around the world but after work it is back to reality but at least I am already home. My colleagues would ask me 'Why is it that you smile always?'. They think that I don't have problems but the truth is I am a person who also meet challenges in life but this will not affect my work. I just pray to HIM to guide and help me and I know he will, ALWAYS...

[/b]People know right away what kind of mood I am in so I guess you could say that I am not that good and hiding my emotions. There are times when I [b]NEED to because of the place I am in or whatever but in everyday life I try not to hold back anything. Great question. Zelo

im really not good at hiding my surrows...when im sad it really shows in my face especially in my eyes.

Hi bala! Before anything else, I just love this new mylot code. Actually, I kind of fail in that sort of thing. My face shows too much sometimes and even if I want to hide what I really feel, it still shows. There was even a time when my mother-in-law knew that I was just hiding behind a smile, when I really felt awful and close to tears. It's really hard for me to try to mask how I truly feel. It will need a lot of effort to do that.

I try to just play it off and laugh with the others or smile, but I can't always do it right. My husband always knows when I'm playing things off and my family does too. So sometimes I can get away with pretending but most times everyone can see thorugh. They tell me the sadness stays in the eyes, and it's true. It does.

what are you talking about? the only time I'M not happy is when i have car troubles... cuz it costs money. for the most part i'm very happy just because i choose to be. happiness is a choice... you have to be proactive about it, and not let outside sources determine every day whether or not you're happy.

I'm probably too good at this. I try to be as open and honest as possible with my partner but sometimes I just can't help pretending everything's ok when it's not.

Not very good, even though I have had years and years of practice, trouble is my friend my face gives it away every time! My face tells a hundred stories, if I am unhappy then my face will show it, I can look really really miserable, I cannot camouflage the way I feel I have tried but those closest to me can see the real me underneath! I try to act the clown with others because I am hurting or very upset and I hate showing people, strangers that I am unhappy or upset, it's putting on a brave face which I find difficult. I should be good at pretending to be happy but sadly not.

Not very good, I must say! It's hard for me to hide my feelings...and it's easy for anyone to make out my frame of mind at any given point of time. I also have to say that it's easy for me to get into a happy mood from an unhappy one. And sometimes, I've changed moods before anyone realizes that I am unhappy.

I think I am not so good. But as I am introvert type, sometimes others can't understand that I am unhappy at all. But I think its really a good skill to be so.

Absolutely, I do it all the time. I tend to stuff alot instead of addressing how I am really feeling. Its not healthy and I know this, but over the years I have built up a wall and don't let many people in.

It depends on who I am around and how unhappy I am. I can usually play it off well around friends, but when it comes to family they see right through it. More often than not they even ask what's wrong or why are you so sad. I try not to let it get to me and tell them what's wrong. Usually I end up feeling worse or better depending on how it was handled as well.

Im trying to be happy even when Im sad is not effective,and Its very hard to do you want to smile but you cant,Im not the kind of person who always pretend,Instead I will tell to my friends that Im not happy so that they can help me,and everythimg will be fine.