Yesterday I cried over a lost pet notice. The owner of the dog sounded so desperate I couldn't help myself not to feel their pain.

Today I saw two ambulances rushing past, followed by a police car and wondered what happened. I almost cried again at the thought of people being in such distress.

I cry when I read sad stories online, especially regarding children.

I choke up if I hear a parent screaming at their child. I seem to be able to tell when the child's crying is really desperate as opposed to angry, too.

I often cry when reading books if there's an emotional scene. I cried when re-reading Harry Potter, for crying out loud! (I was bored and it was the only book around).

I dutifully respond to tear-jerk moments in bad action movies, even!


It's been going on for the past 6 months. Otherwise I would say I am doing very well, not depressed in the slightest, everything is working out for me.
I had a difficult past, which made me somewhat cynical and closed off to emotions of others. The things that make me cry now? I felt distanced. They never seemed... real. I feel like I've went through substantial healing in the past few years, though, and now I feel almost free from what happened. I wonder if the suddenly emerging sensitivity has something to do with the healing work, or if it's a sign of something tricky going on deep inside (I'm 28, so no puberty hormones)