Do You Cry Easily?

I always used to tear up at the National Anthem too Pappy. Crying for the loss of a beloved pet is different, I respect a man who loves animals enough to shed some tears of sadness during those times. My dog is nearing that day, when we may have to say good-bye, I get teary just thinking about it. :(
 

I cried like a baby while watching The Horse Whisperer. I had to turn it off at times and watch it in sections, because it was so intense. I stay away from sad books if I can help it.
 

Ameriscot said:
Has anyone cried while reading a book? I blubbered like a baby while reading the final scenes in The Book Thief.
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Yes, there have been several, I am very empathetic, so I feel other peoples pain or happiness quite easily. Sometimes this can be good or bad if I don't reel it in at times. But, I'm no sap there was a time people could play on this, not anymore, I can mete out those less deserving of my empathy or sympathy quite easily. You deserve to walk the plank, I'll escort you off if necessary. :D
 
SeaBreeze said:
I always used to tear up at the National Anthem too Pappy. Crying for the loss of a beloved pet is different, I respect a man who loves animals enough to shed some tears of sadness during those times. My dog is nearing that day, when we may have to say good-bye, I get teary just thinking about it. :(
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Speaking of music, there are certain songs, I can't listen to till this day including a particular couple of instrumentals by Enya and that Wind Beneath My Wings, they make me think of my Sisters and I start to get misty or all out ball my eyes out. But the music that makes you cry because it's so beautiful, that is another story. :)
 
Cookie said:
I cried like a baby while watching The Horse Whisperer. I had to turn it off at times and watch it in sections, because it was so intense. I stay away from sad books if I can help it.
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One movie that is guaranteed to make me cry no matter how many times I've seen it is 'Crush'. And when I listen to the song that was played during a certain scene it makes me want to cry.
 
I read Angela's Ashes and don't remember crying, just that it was very well-written, but I found it so depressing that I can't bring myself to see the movie.
Seeing sad movies that make one cry might be helpful for those that seem to be stuck in their grieving process and can't cry or people who might have a hard time expressing emotions. Crush sounds like a good movie, but now I'm hesitant to see it because I don't want to get into a sad state of mind.
 
Cookie said:
I read Angela's Ashes and don't remember crying, just that it was very well-written, but I found it so depressing that I can't bring myself to see the movie.
Seeing sad movies that make one cry might be helpful for those that seem to be stuck in their grieving process and can't cry or people who might have a hard time expressing emotions. Crush sounds like a good movie, but now I'm hesitant to see it because I don't want to get into a sad state of mind.
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You know, I shed a few tears and laughed much while reading the book, it's still one of my favorites, I'm not sure if I did so during the movie though, I don't even remember if the movie was all well done, I may have even left the room a few times while it was running on the dvd player.
 
Cookie said:
I read Angela's Ashes and don't remember crying, just that it was very well-written, but I found it so depressing that I can't bring myself to see the movie.
Seeing sad movies that make one cry might be helpful for those that seem to be stuck in their grieving process and can't cry or people who might have a hard time expressing emotions. Crush sounds like a good movie, but now I'm hesitant to see it because I don't want to get into a sad state of mind.
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Crush is a good movie and has many funny parts to it. I looked it up and there are two movies called Crush. The one I'm referring to is 2001 with Andie McDowell.
 
Ameriscot said:
Crush is a good movie and has many funny parts to it. I looked it up and there are two movies called Crush. The one I'm referring to is 2001 with Andie McDowell.
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I looked it up on Wiki and it does sound good, so maybe I'll try to find it on Netflix and give it a go. I'm such a wimp when it comes to sad movies these days. :sorrow:
 
AprilT said:
You know, I shed a few tears and laughed much while reading the book, it's still one of my favorites, I'm not sure if I did so during the movie though, I don't even remember if the movie was all well done, I may have even left the room a few times while it was running on the dvd player.
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The issue I had with the Angela's Ashes movie was the kids all looked very well-fed, even plump, with healthy looking rosy cheeks. They needed to get thinner actors and do a better makeup job on them. They rarely got enough to eat and certainly not much healthy food.
 
Tears can be cathartic. I remember the day I sat for my final university exam after 8 years of part time study. Driving home I listened to Paul Robson on the radio singing Joe Hill. I blubbered for poor Joe but it was really tears of relief. Naturally I was alone, or I would never have allowed myself to cry.
 
Dame Warrigal said:
Tears can be cathartic. I remember the day I sat for my final university exam after 8 years of part time study. Driving home I listened to Paul Robson on the radio singing Joe Hill. I blubbered for poor Joe but it was really tears of relief. Naturally I was alone, or I would never have allowed myself to cry.
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Agree. It can be cathartic.
 
I never know what's going to make me cry. I'll burst out in tears at a beautiful sunset. I bawled the first time I saw lava flowing (go figure...). Music can do it. A tear-jerker story will do it every time. For months after my husband died, I broke down crying every time I heard or saw an ambulance. When I watched Nik Wallenda tight-rope walk across the Grand Canyon, I cried from start to finish. On the other hand, I didn't cry when Old Yeller died, books almost never make me cry and I've never cried at a funeral.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Interesting about the shots Linda, I don't know anything about Lupron but it certainly sounds like it has an emotional effect on the user. Glad he was able to stop taking them. Warri, that was my mother's mantra too, only that was a different kind of crying than I was talking about. I don't know how many times she said that to me during my childhood, but it worked, I turned off the waterworks pretty quickly. :yes:
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I got that same warning, and I did heed it! Another one I got a lot was "If you don't have anything to do, I will FIND you something to do" (meaning some chore). I heeded that one, too!
 
SeaBreeze said:
I always used to tear up at the National Anthem too Pappy. Crying for the loss of a beloved pet is different, I respect a man who loves animals enough to shed some tears of sadness during those times. My dog is nearing that day, when we may have to say good-bye, I get teary just thinking about it. :(
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SeaBreeze,I just had to put my beloved Harold to sleep last week. He had been unwell for a while and had bad arthritis and they found a huge mass in his spleen and I had to let him go. He was 13 (very old for a large breed such as he was). It was awful and I'm still not over it. I still think I see him out of the corner of my eye, or I turn around and expect to see him, as he always stayed where he could see me. Emily, his co-dog (an elderly lady herself) is also sad.
 
I'm very sorry you lost your Harold, Butterfly. He's peaceful now and out of pain, you can be comforted by knowing you gave him a good life in a loving home. My dog is 12 1/2, and he's in the upper 60s in pounds, so he's quite large too. We always hold a special place in our hearts for our pets who have crossed the 'bridge', I don't think we ever get over them. Your loss is very new, I know what you're going through is hard...hugs. :girl_hug:
 
SeaBreeze said:
I don't really start blubbering, but I will tear up if I see something happy or sad. I can tear up at a commercial, like the ones for the Humane Society, or even a game show, when someone wins. If I watch the show Undercover Boss, and at the end the boss gives a lot of money or help to a needy employee, I can tear up at that. Whether I'm at home or in a movie theater, I can't hold back my tears if something moves me.

Even as a child I used to watch Queen for a Day with my mother before I started school, and I would always get emotional. She was a kind person, but did not tear up like that for those things. Very sympathetic and empathetic...sometimes it's a curse, lol.

How about you? Do you cry easily, or are you usually dry eyed?
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I tear up easily. I also cry easily. I'm easily hurt. So I find it's easier if I stay at a cool distance from the world.
 
Yes I cry easily. I cry watching sad movies, I cry knowing others are hurting, I cry at how some treat their children and pets. Im a very emotional person.
 
I used to cry very easily but not so much anymore. If it's something truly sad I will be crying for sure but I used to cry at the drop of a hat.
 

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