Acting opposite of your feelings. Smiling when you’re sad, confronting something when you are scared, not punching someone in the face when you’re angry. Something to do in the short term until you can process through that emotion is what we went over today because time is supposed to heal all wounds.
What do you guys think? Have you ever faked it till you made it and felt better?
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I’ve been faking it for over 35 years…Still faking 
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I hear ya…7 years.
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I only can to a point. I’ve been told to “lighten up” many times. What I fake is simply being ok everyday. I’ve learned the basics of communication and use them. But I don’t have many friends and I don’t spend much time with the few I have.
I feel like an outsider every day. I fake feeling fine…
I try to only do it when necessary.
I’m an expert at this. Have been doing it my whole life. In the end it only gets you so far. Sometimes you need to try other strategies.
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Rather smile than cry, when I am depressed I try to fake that i’m lucky and fortunate rather than cursed.
well, my faking it comes with the poverty I have. I act hopeful that Angela will get a job soon and today, a phone call to set up an interview ! so I am not faking my hopefulness anymore. I am happy.
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I’ve faked it all my life. Of course there have been several hick-ups, but how I seem to be able to fake it is that I have kids and they need food and shelter. It is my job to provide that for them so no matter how bad I get I focus on them and have been able to keep them all fed, happy and healthy.
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always faking it haha… 4 years now
I never faked it…people just thought I was weird…but funny…so make them laugh and they over look your quirks…
I faked that I was confident and friendly in social settings, and over time it just became the truth. I realized pretty early on that even the most popular kids were secretly dying with anxiety inside, and I figured, if they could pretend, so could I!
When I am sad, my posture slumps and I stare at the ground a lot. I have learned that if I consciously force my posture to be more upright, it can make me feel a bit better. It takes a lot of effort though, and I can only maintain it when I am directing all my concentration on it. Same with smiling while I am upset. It isn’t a permanent solution.
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I am good at being polite and exchanging pleasentries. I used to hate that stuff. I’m still amazed when it just comes out.
Yes. One of my primary survival/recovery tactics. One of the best ways to modify negative behaviour and habits into positive behaviour and habits. 
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I’ve always been withdrawn, so I don’t really know what my “real self” is. I guess a lot of the time I am faking it because there isn’t anything substantive in my personality to hold onto.
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I “faked” it all my life until I had my first hospitalisation. Now I don’t fake anything really. I don’t really need to. I think it’s better to try to deal with the issues than to cover them up. Just my opinion.