I don’t mean to brag, but most days I do a really great impression of being a normal, well-adjusted person. I think the key to that is showering first thing in the morning (and especially, washing your hair with both shampoo and conditioner). Clean, brushed hair that looks shiny and nice is your perfect cover for being a very sad person, because most people think of dirty, snarled hair and stained sweatpants when they think of a very sad person. The other thing you have to do, to keep up appearances of being normal, is to get plenty of rest, exercise, and nutrition. Now, I know that sounds like a lot, but imagine trying to exist as a very sad person without being well-fed, rested, or in good physical condition. You’d be a Doritos-eating lump on the couch, dozing in and out of daytime TV talk shows, if you didn’t take proper care of yourself. I’ve heard it also helps to have lots of friends around if you are a very sad person. Personally, though, I’ve never been able to overcome the crushing irritability that comes from having people carrying on around me, when I’m sad. But the good thing about being alone all the time, of course, is that you can allow your sadness to exist without people encouraging you to smile, or to look on the bright side of life. As a matter of fact, allowing yourself to just be, sadness and all, is probably one of the best things you can do for yourself, as a very sad person. To pretend to be something you’re not might even be part of what got you feeling so sad in the first place. Better to strip away everything that is not you, to give the good things inside you a decent chance of finally emerging. ❤️‍🔥—Y.B.D.