The topic of ‘Crying’

i try not to cry in front of others but i do cry alone when it's necessary. sometimes i can't control the crying in public. when i had pneumonia i cried in the hospital because i felt so miserable and i was scared.

i've noticed i am more weepy with age. something stupid on tv can make me cry. lol!
 
I cry at the oddest times. Some time, some things that should make me cry, don't, and things that other people aren't crying about, do.

When I really get going, I can cry for hours. On 9/11, for instance, when I got home and started watching TV, I cried until I thought I didn't have a drop of liquid in my body.

When Nik Wallenda walked over the Grand Canyon on a high wire, I cried the whole time. The Spousal Equivalent thought I was nuts.....but then he mists up when those animal charities ads come on TV with the sad-looking dogs, so I don't think he has anything to chide me about....y'know?

Music makes me cry. Movies make me cry. I don't cry at funerals.
 
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I can feel sadness way down deep but I find it very hard to cry anymore. I wish I could - it helps get it out. A certain line in a movie can make my eyes well up to overflowing, but maybe because I know it's just a story and I don't feel overwhelmed by it the same way as I do a real life event.
 
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I had a friend share with me that she has only cried once in her lifetime not to include when she was a child 12 years old and under.

She feels it is giving in to weakness to cry.
We chatted, we shared. She asked about an old friend of ours from in our 30’s. I let her know she has passed. It hit her hard, and as we sat having
our coffee at a coffee shop, she cried, continued to cry and excused herself to use the restroom.
She said it all had been penned up inside her for
many years. Then we exchanged a caring hug.
 
I am mostly a pragmatic individual and don’t cry, however, the only thing that brings instant tears is see animals suffering, being abused, animals sick. I just lose it then. The other day, by chance, I clicked on a song about a pet who died – I think it was called “Let me be the one that cries?”. I completely broke down –couldn't even watch it all.
 
Oldeagle66 said:
I hardly ever cry, but when I do it's in private.
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Same here. The only times I've cried was after the daughters death, and every time I've held and hugged one of my fur babies while they get the life ending needle. Usually, I'll have to pull over whenever I look over at there little bodies because I can't see the road through the tears.
 
I don't cry very easily but feel no need or obligation to hide it when i do.
I did have an awful few years in the 90s when health and environmental issues that impacted my breathing made crying scary for me. A few silent tears were innocuous but an extended full crying would be cut short by a coughing fit that felt like my breathing was compromised.

Those factors were resolved long ago, yet sometimes i feel the need to cry but tears won't come. Usually i find a movie that i know will induce tears, and get relief.
 
I've always tried not to cry in front of anyone because it always made me feel vulnerable. I know I shouldn't' feel that way but sometimes life has you putting up your guard to protect your feelings. Having said that, I cannot control my emotions when I see or read about anyone or thing being abused or taken advantage of especially animals, children, the mentally or physically challenged, the elderly, etc...
 
As I’ve gotten older, I cry at the drop of a hat.

I’m not sure if it’s age, medication, or some sort of natural progression.

It’s a big change for me. I was always stone faced, cold as ice and that served me well during my working years.

It doesn’t really bother me and shouldn’t be mistaken for a sign of weakness, it’s just water.
 
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