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Old Jan 25, 2019, 08:56 AM
Madelaina Madelaina is offline
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Originally Posted by sarahsweets View Post
Welcome! I am a firm believer in crying. I dont know if its cleansing but I do feel relief when I have a good cry. I am bipolar and I learned that my depressive cycles will not last forever no matter how bad they feel. I had to learn to give myself permission to be sad. Sometimes there is no reason for it, its my brain and its chemical imbalance. I dont have to have a reason. Sometimes when I feel it welling up from the deep I will put on my sentimental playlist and cry and cry...it helps.

Hi Sarahsweets,
Sorry to hear you're struggling with bipolar.

Yes, genereally I also believe crying is somewhat good. At least it releases some inner tension for me sometimes.
On really bad days during depression, I am sometimes so tense and in despair and would like to cry, but feel like it doesn't come out.

So maybe it is not just a bad sign that I am crying more over these last days.
Today is a crying day again.

I tell myself it is also not a horrible sign because it shows I have access to my feelings. But I feel very exhausted and drained - so maybe I should not fight it and just let myself feel all the sadness and - like you said - just cry and cry...knowing that this cannot last forever.

Last edited by Madelaina; Jan 25, 2019 at 09:11 AM.
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