Does anyone have uncontrollable bouts of crying?

[DeadD]

Lately I just move between sobbing and being numb. There isn't much of an in between.

 

[mouseteeth]

I used to cry myself to sleep at night frequently as a teen.
These days it only comes out when I drink. Which I'm trying hard not to do, but when I slip up, I'll start cranking out the sad songs and just cry uncontrollably.

 

[Deleted member 18655]

I can cry so fast it catches me off guard. I'm doing Virtual EDMR (trauma therapy) right now. I dread the sessions because I sob uncontrollably all the way through them. And then throughout the day afterward. Thankfully, Lockdown means I'm not going anywhere or seeing anyone to care.

 

[namelessX8]

No I can't cry anymore, even if I want to -- I've been on antipsychotic + antidepressant for years and now I'm not capable of crying. I dunno if this is a good or bad thing.

Oh well... it is what it is.

 

[AnxietyAttack44]

After 2 months of not being able to cry, now i start crying on simplest triggers.

 

[Raminiki]

Gosh yes, and it frustrates me no end. The smallest stressor can induce a cascade in me that results in emotional breakdown. I can't control the tears. The only way to stop it is to remove myself from the situation and self-isolate. Even then, I'll suffer anxiety symptoms that exhaust me for between 24 and 48 hours. I've had to leave work for this, and excuse myself out of obligations so I can recover alone.

If I let myself cry any length of time, I become so congested that I can't breathe nasally, get a sinus headache that requires ibuprofen, and my eyelids swell so much, I look disfigured, sometimes can barely see, as well as becoming photosensitive. I sometimes wonder if I'm allergic to my own tears.

The only thing that helps is using mindfulness techniques to try and hinder the anxiety reaction before it gets too bad and devolves into a panic attack. When I'm really crying, I become unable to inhale properly. It's hyperventilation punctuated by holding breath to limit the extent of the shallow, rapid gasps.

Not fun for anyone. Hugs to all who suffer uncontrollable crying.

 

[heartslikeours]

I feel like I'm so close to crying but the tears are not coming out which makes me even more in pain.

 

[dysfunctional]

I actually get so numb during depression that I can't cry.

 

[SuicidalSymphonies]

Absolutely. I randomly cry all the time.. Sometimes my emotions become too much to handle and I wasn't even necessarily thinking about anything. Just sad by default.

I sometimes even do it in public, which is why I always have sunglasses on me, or to pretend I can't see by also adding my cane so that people don't interact with me.

 

[AnxietyAttack44]

Yes. Anything and any thought or memory put me in neverending cry mode. Hard to handle it

 

[racek]

When i have an urge for crying I do it meaningful. I mean by that i cry based on myself, not someone else.

 

[du2497]

It's strange for me, I'll be "fine" for a few weeks, have a cry, then be "fine" again. Sometimes it's hopeless "none of this is worth it" crying, sometimes it's angry crying.

 

[Throwaway563078]

I cry way too much or i cant cry at all

 

[Dead beat dad]

Hi guys.
Lately I just can't stop crying. Like real racking sobbing and other times it's a sadness that causes tears to run from my eyes, but I'm not making a sobbing sound. It's just no sound at all.
Does anybody have this?

In a nutshell; yes.
Feel your pain my brother

DBD

 

[dysfunctional]

Strangely no. I'm severly depressed but completely numb. When I was manic I would cry alot more from happiness.