(46) Everyone tries to hide that they are depressed

(somewhat formal) If you say "on the contrary," you are emphasising that the opposite of what has just been said or assumed is actually true, often to strongly reject an idea.

“and it felt so free and it felt relieving to be like oh I don't have to prove to my co-workers that I'm happy to be here. On the contrary, you know, I would just be super brutally honest. "You must be tired." "On the contrary, I feel completely energised after the walk." He didn't seem upset by the news — on the contrary, he looked relieved. Far from helping, the new rules have, on the contrary, made things worse.”

(informal, spoken) If you say "to be fair," you are introducing a comment that acknowledges another point of view or admits something reasonable, often to soften a previous statement or seem balanced.

“loud and like all this stuff. It just feels performative in that sense. All the people that I guess you can never know if someone's truly happy to be fair, but a lot of people that I know To be fair, he did warn us about the traffic, so we can't really blame him for being late. She can be quite difficult, but to be fair, she's been under a lot of stress lately. I didn't enjoy the film, but to be fair, the acting was excellent.”

(informal, spoken) If you say you never pretended something, you are emphasising that you were always honest and never put on a false appearance or faked an emotion you didn't actually feel.

“I didn't really like it that much and I never I just never pretended to like it. I was like on most of my other jobs I would pretend to be happy but this job I I just never pretended to enjoy those office parties — everyone knew I'd rather be home. She just never pretended to like her boss's jokes, which probably hurt her career. Honestly, I just never pretended to be interested in football, even when my friends were obsessed.”

If you describe someone or something as mediocre, you mean they are only average or fairly poor in quality, not bad enough to reject but not good enough to be impressive. The word usually carries a negative or disappointed tone.

“people are just kind of mediocre and then they feel a need to like prove to The restaurant served mediocre food at surprisingly high prices. He's a mediocre student who never really pushes himself to do better. Most of the films this year have been pretty mediocre, with nothing really memorable. She felt stuck in a mediocre job that gave her no sense of purpose.”

If you admit something, you agree, often reluctantly, that something is true or that you have done something wrong, especially when it is difficult or uncomfortable to do so.

“don't prove to everyone that I'm happy, so I'm going to do this or that. And it's like, bro, it's okay to admit the ups and downs of life. I do it all the time on my channel. You know, last these She finally admitted that she had made a mistake on the report. I have to admit, I was wrong about him — he's actually really kind. He refused to admit his feelings, even to his closest friends. It's hard to admit when you're struggling, but talking helps.”

If everyone internally feels a certain way, every person privately experiences that emotion inside themselves without showing it to others, so the feeling stays hidden from the outside world.

“So then everyone internally feels bad, but because you only know your perspective, you think that you're the odd man out. You think, "Oh no, everyone At funerals, everyone internally feels sad, but some people just can't show it openly. During the meeting, everyone internally feels confused, yet no one wants to ask the first question. On New Year's Eve, everyone internally feels a bit reflective, even if they're laughing and dancing.”

If someone's expression or behaviour is neutral, it does not show any strong emotion or opinion, appearing calm and showing neither happiness nor sadness.

“people when they go out in public, they're almost neutral and then they have like moments of like they're laughing, they're smiling, stuff like that, but they're not like walking Her face stayed neutral during the interview, so I couldn't tell if she was pleased or annoyed. Most commuters keep a neutral expression on the train, staring at their phones without smiling. He tried to sound neutral when discussing the conflict, refusing to take either side.”

If someone is ruminating on something, they keep thinking about it over and over again, usually a worry, problem, or negative thought they cannot get out of their mind.

“of a sudden you have an entire society or generation of people that that are ruminating on the fact that their life isn't as good as everyone else is displaying. And it's like if we just She spent the whole night ruminating on the argument she'd had with her sister. He's been ruminating over that mistake for weeks now — he really needs to let it go. Instead of ruminating on the past, try to focus on what you can change today. Therapists often warn that ruminating about negative events can deepen anxiety and depression.”