do you still cry ?

[LunarLynx]

It may look like a weird question but, I think the last time I cried was 5 to 6 years ago. Sometimes I feel like I would need to cry, I WANT to cry. But I can't.
Do some people are in the same situation ? If yes, what made you change ? if you still can't cry, how can you remove the "will" to cry, how to bypass it ?

 

[Forever Sleep]

I cry almost every day. It's quite easy for me though. Even music sets me off- even if I just think about certain pieces of music.

I can understand the frustration in not being able to do it. It can be a release. Still- it's equally embarassing when you can't stop it in public. I've cried on trains, buses, in shopping centres, shops, coffee shops, at work in front of my boss. That's not so great.

What made you cry before? Do any films make you cry? I cry at loads- as you can probably tell by now!

 

[pagedelight]

Sometimes I feel as though I'm about to cry but I can never reach the point where I actually do.

 

[LunarLynx]

It has always been pretty weird, I cried a lot to movies, series and anime. (in mind I have parasyte and RE:LIFE) But I've never cried a lot for "IRL" things. For example, My GF left me not long ago (for cheating) and not a single drop. And it's like that for everything. I always have the feeling of crying, like if the tears are coming up, but not a single come.

Sometimes I feel as though I'm about to cry but I can never reach the point where I actually do.

It's exactly the same thing for me

 

[cosmic_traveler]

I used to weep cry all day every day until about December 7th. Since then it's fallen off to the point that I only cry a little while on this site.

 

[until death]

I cry every day

 

[Notwinnernotawin]

I haven't cried in a while. Wherever, these last days have been an absolute hell, so I let all of the things I have held let go.

 

[Leavesfromthevine]

I haven't cried in some years. I've pretty much became numb to most emotions. I just can't seem to feel anything most of the time and when I do feel something it's negative.

 

[oddetoad]

sometimes i wonder if my sensitivty and how easy i cry is why i ended up in this hellhole and try to help others.. cause there's not many who cries easy here it seems = ) = ) = )

 

[FuneralCry]

No, not for a long time. I don't feel a need to.

 

[LunarLynx]

I haven't cried in a while. Wherever, these last days have been an absolute hell, so I let all of the things I have held let go.

hope it'll goes better

sometimes i wonder if my sensitivty and how easy i cry is why i ended up in this hellhole and try to help others.. cause there's not many who cries easy here it seems = ) = ) = )

I think there is both oposite, either you cry too much or you don't cry at all

 

[Notwinnernotawin]

hope it'll goes better

I think there is both oposite, either you cry too much or you don't cry at all

Thanks.

 

[judestfrancis]

i struggle to cry in front of people. i want to. i want to be vulnerable around my friends and partner. but as soon as i feel like im starting to open up, i just shut down again. i have to be really really drunk to cry in front of people, and even then, i just lie about why i'm crying and tell them its because i love them. i never want them to know why i'm actually crying

 

[Aim]

I cry everyday

 

[kornboy]

Since I started taking sertraline/zoloft I stoped crying even when I'm feeling really bad, it's been almost 3 years without a single tear.

 

[oddetoad]

Since I started taking sertraline/zoloft I stoped crying even when I'm feeling really bad, it's been almost 3 years without a single tear.

Yup, it's blocking those receptors. SSRI blocks a lot of receptors , it's not just the seratonin receptors.

 

[changes]

I feel I am way past the crying stage. I sometimes feel emotional when I think about having to ctb, but I never seem to break down in tears nowadays

 

[EvisceratedJester]

It has always been pretty weird, I cried a lot to movies, series and anime. (in mind I have parasyte and RE:LIFE) But I've never cried a lot for "IRL" things. For example, My GF left me not long ago (for cheating) and not a single drop. And it's like that for everything. I always have the feeling of crying, like if the tears are coming up, but not a single come.

It's exactly the same thing for me

I've had that happen to me before too.

Once when I contacted my mom after a failed suicide attempt and again, two years ago, after a kerfuffle with my mom, which is funny since it caused me to scream in terror (which is pretty weird since I'm very quiet), twice, but I could only bring myself to shed two tears despite feeling like I was sobbing a whole bunch, lol.

I don't really like crying so I don't tend to do it that often. I think the last time I truly cried was a few years ago.

Edit: Actually, I just remembered that the last time I cried was two years ago, after that argument with my mom. It happened after things had finally calmed down. And then I felt completely numb afterwards.

There were times where I was close to crying but I usually held it in since I genuinely hate crying. I used to cry a lot more often when I was younger.

 

[rileywatson]

all the time, often several times a day. i usually try to keep it pretty quiet. There was a short period of time where I didn't really cry at all, but after an encounter with some particularly spicy food, I remembered how good crying felt.

 

[outrider567]

Almost every day, still, thinking of her two years now, lost to me forever

 

[raindrops]

I cry in the mornings. I wake up crying. I'm scared to sleep most nights because I'll just wake up and cry. My dreams, well, nightmares can be so vivid it scares me, I'm scared now thinking about it. Can't listen to music. Doesn't matter the genre of music, could literally be drum & bass, and I'll cry.

 

[CouldaHvBeenARock]

No,
I miss crying
But I'm too numb
But my toxic parents can make me cry any day of the week

 

[sundown12]

i cry, but it's weird. it's like i want to weep, but all i can squeeze out is 2 tears max, lol

 

[starrchaoz]

I still cry, I cried yesterday actually. It's usually hard for me to cry though, I often find that when I need/want to cry I typically can never do so.

 

[Necrosis]

For a very long time I couldn't cry. think it was because during a majority of that time I wasn't allowed to cry without consequences. It took a long time to teach myself how to cry again. I set up the mental wall to keep me from hurting anymore but it eventually did more harm than good. Now I feel like I compensate for it. I am a crybaby and I am okay with that now. On Christmas I cried two times alone in my car during the 45 minute drive. It was my last opportunity to be alone for the day so I took advantage of it. Whenever I think I could will myself to cry about something I try. The endorphins help me with both my mental and physical pain. I feel sorry for those who were once like me.

 

[LunarLynx]

For a very long time I couldn't cry. think it was because during a majority of that time I wasn't allowed to cry without consequences. It took a long time to teach myself how to cry again. I set up the mental wall to keep me from hurting anymore but it eventually did more harm than good. Now I feel like I compensate for it. I am a crybaby and I am okay with that now. On Christmas I cried two times alone in my car during the 45 minute drive. It was my last opportunity to be alone for the day so I took advantage of it. Whenever I think I could will myself to cry about something I try. The endorphins help me with both my mental and physical pain. I feel sorry for those who were once like me.

It must be good to control it like you.. I wish I could just cry once and for all. But no, everything is inside and It's just overflowing now... I'm kinda lost tbf. I'll try to convince myself to cry, but idk if i'll work.

Thanks for all your responses. It helps a lot <3

 

[Necrosis]

It must be good to control it like you.. I wish I could just cry once and for all. But no, everything is inside and It's just overflowing now... I'm kinda lost tbf. I'll try to convince myself to cry, but idk if i'll work.

Thanks for all your responses. It helps a lot <3

It takes practice. Dont give up on it. Like I said I had to teach myself again. It took a lot of failure. It's frustrating getting so close but never achieving it. The barrier wasnt broken for me until I could get over the edge. After that it was hard to stop. It could take years but the best time to start healing is now if you already havent.

 

[TheSpookyNameGuy]

I haven't cried since i obtained my depression at 8yrs oldish.

There's a pain/pressure in my eyes, i know if i cried it would probably fade for a while, i just can't cry or feel much of anything.

Misanthropy + depression guts a heart

 

[TheShadowKing]

It's very rare for me to actually cry these days the most I get is teary eyed. The times I have cried recently I was very intoxicated.

 

[Abyssal]

Only when I have a breakdown triggered by something. The recognition that my faults are real and not just the mental illness tricking me is another kind of unbearable.