Discussion How often do you cry and why?

[Baron]

I'm at a point where I cry almost everyday. It's rare to have days, where I don't cry myself to sleep. Is that normal? Is it alright to cry so much? I always feel overwhelmed with everything and crying is the only thing that kinda gets me to calm down for a while.

 

[bloodblacknothing]

i'm sorry you're having such a rough time. crying is a common stress release, and especially useful if it calms you down, so don't think you're abnormal or anything like that.

i typically cry a few times a week, and i have for a long time, but various factors can increase/decrease that amount considerably.

 

[Huntfish34]

I'm not sure if that's normal, but everyone is different with their emotions and how they handle them.

I have been crying much more than normal, really doesn't take much. I believe crying can be a healthy release, wouldn't worry about it too much.

 

[Walilamdzii]

Normally tears can come from under the surface quite easily. I'm teary right now, and normally a song will bring out the tears.

 

[cgrtt.brns]

i used to cry myself to sleep every night too, im sorry you feel that pain. ever since i started taking testosterone i cry way less than i used to, maybe once every month/two months. i still feel the urge to cry the same amount as i used to, but no tears form. it takes a LOT to get me to actually cry now, usually when im having a meltdown.
i wouldnt say its normal to cry a lot, but its not that you arent "normal", more that your environment needs changing if its causing u to feel so overwhelmed all the time. i hope that made sense. i wish you all the best.

 

[Crono]

I've been apathetic for almost a whole year and I couldn't cry, but I'm back to being able to cry again after finding this forum and feeling connected with some people here, especially in moments of last goodbye. I cannot cry under any other circumstance or reason.

 

[FuneralCry]

I don't really these days. Instead I just feel tired of everything, dreading what lies ahead all while being aware of how truly futile and hopeless existing will always be for me. It's certainly such a terrible thing having the ability to exist here.

 

[Death is my goal]

I can't cry even if I try ...

 

[LifeHasNoMeaning]

i "cry" a whole lot (basically weekly), but i force myself not to cry. so i just stop breathing for a couple minutes (unfortunately it doesn't kill me) or so before returning to reality.

honestly to me it seems pretty normal, but what do i know.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Pretty much every day. Sometimes out of self pity. Sometimes out of pity/ empathy for other people.

 

[figure8]

Normally, I never cry. I might cry after reading a good book or watching a good movie, however.
I used to cry nearly every day in 7th and 8th grade. I ran out of tears, I suppose.

 

[Sweet Tart]

I wish I could cry more easily. It can be such a good release and also seems like a healthy one. For me, it only happens in moments of extreme crisis OR when I'm watching a movie that gets to me (which is pretty rare but so satisfying).

 

[bedhead_baby]

Daily, sometimes multiple times. Work is extremely overwhelming, and people keep walking out and leaving me alone to do everything. I also had some serious medical problems recently, and no one could help.

When tears start, for whatever reason, all I can think about are my dogs that have passed. Music will set this off as well.

I also cry when I have that feeling that reminds me a hundred percent that I'll have to kill myself eventually.

Also when I have to get up early for work. I'm very sleepy and not okay.

 

[▪︎⚠ ＫＯＨＩ ⚠▪︎]

I don't think it's normal, but I can't say much or judge as it happens to me often as well.
I'm sorry for what's occuring, I know it's very shitty.

I haven't cried for a while amasingly (maybe because I repress myself), but when I do it mostly is because of frustration, depressing episodes or just because.

 

[StolenLife]

Lately I haven't cried at all, which is probably due to the medications.

 

[jazzcat]

I cry almost every day, I'm just very sad and I get overwhelmed easily, I alternate between hating myself and feeling sorry for myself, both make me cry

I also have cried several times reading posts in here, goodbye threads almost always make me tear up

 

[winamp]

went from every night to once every 2 weeks to once every couple of months/once a month

causes: self loathing, loneliness, worry, and not being able to cope like I used to so I am trying to adjust and get used to the tears although they make me uncomfortable and make me feel weak

 

[NambaSutra]

I wish I could cry but I really can't. IDK why I guess I'm old and I internalized the message that men don't cry as a kid. I don't really believe it but it's deep in my brain.

 

[Unattainable666]

I cry everyday at everything. I'm so emotional it's ridiculous. People are so incredibly cruel it amazes me. I'm so tired of crying over stupid shit and bit shit. Soon I'll never shed another tear.

 

[SadGirl]

Crying really soothes the soul and heart. But if you cry a lot, it's time to see a doctor. I'm in a depression relapse, my cat died, and I'm depressed. Take care, go to a doctor, seek help. If you want to talk, count me in. I've been crying since Monday.

 

[Namensjemand]

In my 20s and late teens I often wanted to cry, seemed like an overdue and healthy thing, but I couldn't. Only very rarely when drunk.

When I finally got going it became a regular thing. The antithesis to me seeking salvation in my madness. When my bubbles burst really hard and when I awoke from my psychosis I often had the most intense crying fits, as overwhelming as a seizure. My body literally struggled to physically channel all the anguish. Those are over by now and I am hopeful that in general the crying seizes or seized and I will just feel dead inside or something.

 

[Pidgeons_Sparrows]

never. i used to cry myself to sleep nearly every night but at this point i have gone so far off that i dont even have the energy to cry anymore. i think thats a sign that i have just finally accepted my fate, my life being irredeemable mediocre misery and my destination being ctb

 

[Namensjemand]

Just where I thought I was heading :D

 

[Jamesun]

Very often, I really feel like shit and I don't know why I just have that feeling of crying, that calms me down a bit even though I was always forbidden to cry as a child, maybe and that's why now it's something more common in my life

 

[LittleJem]

I never cry apart from the depressed I think they are called 'crying jags' which are not real crying. The kind of crying that is just an expression of depression and gives no relief. The emotion in them is despair.
No laughter either.

 

[Walilamdzii]

I'm crying again now.

 

[love_peep]

i'm cry very rarely and its why i have depression. I dont know why but i wanna cry but i cant and its very sad idk what to do to fix it

 

[SmoolPepe]

Never cried since i was in elementary school all the way in my mid 20s, I just couldnt. I wanted to, sometimes really badly but nothing would come out, not one tear. Really frustrating.
Then suddenly soon after my mid 20s, I started crying one day. For no reason at all, nothing had happened I just started crying and a few tears rolled down my face. It was brief, but I felt really happy both because I was crying and afterwards I felt light and at peace so to speak.
No clue as to what happened or why, but after that day I started crying at everything and anything. Be it something sad, joyous, nostalgic, even listening to a song and some lyrics maybe remind me something and I cry or watching a movie/tv show and something random happens but it triggers something (memory or hits a nerve) in me and I cry. I can even cry at just the thought of me crying or if I think of a specific emotion lol.
I dont even know, make it make sense.

 

[SolomonKado]

i would sometimes drop a tear for a good movie, but last month I was balling my eyes out and begging god to release me from this horrendous pain pretty much every night. I will cry like that only once every few years. This time it was too much. Now I am in a place where I feel numb and just going through the motions.

 

[Wyldfyre4948]

I haven't cried in a few days, but could probably use a good cry. Everything is beating me down and overwhelming me, and I'm struggling to find the means for my method.