The act of making bad news more palatable. This is often accomplished by adding positive reinforcement, apologetic phrases, or sympathetic comments.
It was always difficult to tell someone they had AIDS, but with a little Sugar Coating they would only cry for an hour or two.
1. When you’re depressed but you just smile through the pain
2. When someone who is too pure to be depressed is depressed
:’)
“Ugh that hit me right in the feels. That’s not gonna help my sugar coated depression at all.”
Person 1: “Grace seems so nice and care free I don’t know how she does it.”
Person 2: “Yeah but poor girl has sugar coated depression.”