Dear Agony Aunt Forumosa,
These days I seem to have realised that I scowl a lot. I have heard smiling is much healthier. Some people seem to have this wonderful smile on their faces a lot, is that due to Prozac, a just being happy smile , or smile training? I do not want to end up with a Joker smile, but smiling more would be nice. I have noticed that even faking a smile makes me in a better mood , but I often forget, sometimes I see pictures of myself and think darn I look so angry.
Any training tips ?
You just need to practice in front of a mirror or something.
Drugs are the answer
Do things that you want to do, rather than things which please others. Once you start making yourself happy, you’ll smile because you are happy. Otherwise it’s just a forced smile, which is another act of people pleasing.
Near death experiences…
Nothing makes you smile more than realizing you aren’t going to die.
I used to know someone who worked in telesales a few decades ago. His boss made all the workers have a mirror in front of them for when they called people. They were told to smile a lot, and it actually helped with sales.
Yeah , I have heard there is some sort of feedback mechanism with laughter and smiling that even if faked it can work,.
How the hell did that happen??? That’s worth a smile right there… 
Every topic has a number. Your URL is missing the number.
Fixed.
Break it again I want the sad face
I have it archived just for you.
But it has to be in context, it’s all in the delivery.
This should be the Forumosa equivalent of a rickroll.
LOL. That made me laugh, hilarious.
Live in the now. You have people who want to take your picture. They must care for you, so be happy you them. I hate looking at my pre-therapy Taiwan family inna restaurant pics. I just looked like a shithead.