Mine sits and looks at me, she allows the silence but sometimes will ask questions or make statements. She often gets up and and gets the box of tissues and hands them to me. I never let myself fully break down, I try very hard to hold it in. She pointed it out before how much restraint I was using to stop myself crying fully.

I only cry fully on my own. When I cry it is so painful my body curls in, in pain and I feel like I can't breath. I usually wait till my parents (who I live with) go to bed and I cry into my pillow.