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Hi Cait- I kind of know what you are going through. I decided to see a therapist because I was crying at home- at the silliest things (some would say). I would see a commercial which would trigger something and then just cry, sob, and not stop crying. I had done this for a long time- and my son (17 years old at the time) would tell me "mom- it's only a commercial- it's made up- why cry about that?" After I met with the therapist- I realized that some things trigger strong emotions and my crying was a way to lower my defences and almost ask for help. You have to get the crying out of the way, and it may take a while to do that before you can openly discuss things troubling you.
The therapist made me realize that these commercials, shows, thoughts are connected to strong emotions that I have.
Tears are not just unscented water coming from your eyes- they contain proteins and hormones-they must be there for a reason.
You may feel that at therapy you would just be sitting there mute (if not for the crying), but your tears tell the story of how much sadness and pain you are going through.
Like someone mentioned- plan your session late in the day (I find crying exhuasting) bring some kleenex and visine if you have to, and see what unfolds at the sessions.
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