Do you think people hide their happiness more or suffering?

I think that it is naturally a defense mechanism to hide ones true emotions. Especially around people that we are not overly familiar with. On the other side though there are also people in this world that practically make a living out of being miserable and making others around them miserable as well! So just as with everything else we always end up with a balance! I think that we should be able to share our true emotions with those close to us at least. But in the every day world? Why should we burden others with our sorrow?

i usually hide my sorrows.do not let any body come to know of my griefs.only my very good friends come to know of my sorrows.even others do not come to know of my happiness.

I hide my sifferings only and happiness i will share with my dear ones only.. I have seen some people who have got lot of sorrows filled in their life yet they all smile and laugh as covering and have their face to brighen others face.. i really admire those people.. im not like them so far...

Hi there medicguy! I am generally a transparent person. People who know me too well can tell whether I am faking my emotions or not. I believe that one reason why people hide their emotions is that they do not want other people to see their real emotional state. This is very much true especially for people who are lonely or people who are suffering. Just like what others have already said, it's a defense mechanism for most of us.

I think that people tend to hide their unhappiness more and pretend that things are alright when they arent. I guess that most people will act happy just to kind of get by in life when being sad would be more appropriate for their mental health. This is just my feeling. I dont have any evience o back it up.

I am quite good at hiding the turmoil that I went through to a point where most of the people around me thought that I didn't have problems. They thought that everything's okay with me. But I didn't want to wallow in grief nor in gloomy/ depressing situation. I'd always find a way to look out for any minute thing that would make me smile. I feel that there's always a reason why we go through such darkness in our lives.

I think happines is very diffiult to hide, but for sure many people hide their suffering-there is a tendeency in humans to give the impression that all is well, even if nothing is going on well-for instance, ask anybody in English, "how are you?"... the answer will be "am fine", even if he has been booked for surgery the next day!

it actually depends on my mood... if i am in a good mood, then i can show my brighter side more than my gloomy side even though i am not having such a great day... but when i am in a bad mood, i will show my gloomy side even though there is nothing really bad happening to me... i try my best to show my happy side more than my gloomy side because i believe the way i perceive life will determine what kind of life i will have... take care and have a nice day...

i think people hide their sufferings more than they hide their happiness. it's because happiness is what people would usually share with their loved ones. sharing happiness is sharing positive emotion to other people.. now suffering on the other hand is sometimes kept because there are some people who would rather experience and carry the suffering on their own than share it with their loved ones. it's not something that one would like to share because they dont want to give worries to people they care about!

Yeah, People like to hide their happiness. Sometimes, I also hide it. Most of the time, I don't like others know my weakness. Thus, I would like to hide rather than express my real feelings. Oh the other hand, I prefer to hiding my happiness too. This is called low-profile somehow. Anyway, few people know what I really think. However, it do suffer

I believe that people show their happiness more, but when they are going through hard times, they emphasize them more. So I am between the two options.

I think socially speaking people hide who they are and what they are feeling. I am just honest as one can get, so I cannot hide what I feel, happy or sad, but the funny thing to observe is when they are in the streets walking or in their car and you see them without them seeing you and right there you will see the real feelings. I love that!

i dont know about others but i can tell u about me a also about my husband till the extint u can get a reply for ur question . i my case i cant hide my feelings so i just tell it out either to my mom, or to my friends. when i m happy also i share it with all so that they also can feel happy with me but at the same time i know a few members cant see me happy n i really avoid telling them anything about myself so that i just dont want to come in picture in front of those people who can feel jealous of me n increase their jealousy n hate me, so i always try to avoid them. i sharemy problems or when i m sad i share it with my friends n mom so that i can feel a bit relaxed n get some tip from them which can help me out in comming out of my problems. i believe that sharing it with friends will always make a way for u wheather to come out of difficulties, or to relief urself but in my husbands case its entirely opposite to me n he feels that sharing problems with others will lead others also in depression n tension. so never tells it to anyone n also me as he doesnot want anyone to be sad. but its me always tell him to share it so that he can feel relaxed n doesnot have any tension.

I am actually in the same situation as you're discussing. I'm feeling terribly bad, emotionally and mentally because of some failures, but I cannot share what I feel to other people for the fear that they might not understand me or they might judge me in a way where I will feel sadder. So what I do is that I keep what I feel to myself because the situation is sensitive. When I am with other people, I tend to laugh with them, etc. But when I am alone, I cry hard because it's really sad that I have to bear it alone. Then the next day, the same things happen again. I sport a happy face in front of many people but deep inside, my heart is crying.

for the most time ,we should hide our happiness, and maybe we should not present our happiness in front of other people. because maybe this will do harm to other people. and sometimes, hiding our mind is a suffering thing,but we have to do so.