How often do you pretend you're fine?

All of the time unless I am alone or asleep. I do it because I am stung by previous rejection and because I am a very private person. I try to live in the moment and see the bright side of things and this attitude describes the face I wear for others to see. Inside of me is turmoil and sadness, confusion and extremes of emotion. This is not for the world to see.

A lot. I don't want to burden anyone or get unwanted attention and I have some stuff in my past that I would rather forget and I pretend I'm fine. Not saying it's a good thing to do. But expressing your emotions keeps you from exploding later, so write it down in the form of a song, poem, story, or just write it. Go for a walk, jog, or run. Do yoga or go to the gym. Cook or bake. Do something to get it out but in a healthy way so you don't keep it bottled up and explode later. And remember God listens so you can pray if you want to.

i do it every day

i just don't like hurting anyone or making them worry about me

i try not to let things get to me or thinktoo much or things but i can never hide it so i tell them i'm ok

and i truely are

there just things my family and freinds don't need to know

many people see me as smart, kind, outgoing, and freindly

many of my freinds think i am ether happy or sad no middle

i like it to stay that way

i just focus on the task at hand and when i go to bed i talk to my self

it's just easier

becuase sometimes you have to be strong for the people around you and its not always about you and even though your crushed inside you still have to notice the other people hurt around you. and sometimes its beter to keep things inside and just dont tell anyone even though you want to i use to write a letter about everything i wish i could tell people and then i would rip the letter up and id feel way better!

I find myself doing it A LOT nowadays, because nobody wants to be around anyone with problems, nobody wants to deal with other people's problems. So I suck it up and I deal with it later by myself.

I do it almost every day because I don't want people to worry about me.

Quite a bit.... I don't want people to focus on me, and worry when I am not fine.... it drags them down as well

all the time....I think if you pretend to be happy all the time sometimes you can kind of fool yourself..