We cry for a reason, Seraphim. Even though You might not know of it, the crying helps. If You do it often i guess it doesn't really seem to matter though, but it sure seems to imply that You are in an environment that makes You sad often, which can be in the physical world as in Your mental world i mean.

...or to add to that, it may not actually be your current environment that is causing the emotional outpour, but we do cry for a reason and it may be a signal that you have a lot of pent up emotions that never got a chance to be expressed or dealt with if you find that you tear up very easily... sometimes its things that we have even forgotten about, but the feeling of hurt, anger, fear, etc remains bottled up inside. Sometimes for years even. I think it is a good sign that you are crying, it means that you are beginning to release some of this...its a heavy burden to carry around with us. I would say let the tears flow, if you do, instead of fighting them...then maybe it will calm down. More importantly...what is causing it...what are your feelings while your crying? I think its important to know them and think about them again when you aren't caught up in the strong emotional bit, to maybe begin to figure out whats going on. You aren't weak or stupid or silly, A LOT of people have done this, its pretty common actually....and YES, even for men. A lot of times though it is expressed indirectly...say like how we can cry for fictional characters, but not for ourselves. Its a mourning process of something...anything, something maybe you don't even think that is an issue for you. I don't know, only you will be able to answer that. Anyway...I am not familiar with you or your story, but I think maybe your body is trying to tell you that you have some shit to deal with...some really deep shit (haha!), and you don't have to do it by yourself. Maybe therapy?? Just awknowledging it is a good first step?

I hear you darkestseraphim, its rough...but its not hopeless. Its just life. And sometimes in life you have to wail like a banshee until you have soaked your pillow in tears and snot!

Gross

I only cry when I have to I cry because im human, Because I have a heart and because it helps when you have to much on your shoulders its like a lift for your soul.

This post was last modified: 05-07-2008 01:57 AM by Hijacc.

Is it a myth that crying releases toxins that build up in your system and so makes you feel better? I think I read that somewhere, but I can't remember if it was saying that it was true or rubbish.

I cry so easily it's kind of pathetic. And also reeeeally embarrassing if something sets me off in public (although I try to never let that happen)

I don't cry all that much, only when I'm extremely depressed or have been injured at work lol.

Toxins? That sounds like BS to me.

I would say that if crying does anything it's the fact that people are facing their problems directly and so crying is a way to deal with what you can't coap with atm. Or something like that. I suppose there are many reasons.

This post was last modified: 05-07-2008 12:44 PM by Skorian.

Happens to me sometimes, im 24 and have bee single my whole life. if your 33 and have been single for half , then I think your ahead of me

I rarely cry. When I do it's because everything sort of builds up and I reach that breaking point where I'm completely overwhelmed. I'll go a while without any problems but then a million things go wrong at once.

Ditto for me

I don't cry!

*flexes*

Nah, I only cry when watching emotional movies (sometimes videogames). Besides that, never ^^

This post was last modified: 05-09-2008 07:05 AM by Jeremi.