Yes, that’s it exactly.

The complications for me that are when I’m in the depression phase of my bipolar I’ll cry for no reason. For me crying does usually mean something is wrong. Still I don’t sob, it’s just tears. But there’s more symptoms than just tears. Tears alone aren’t enough to indicate I’m in a depression.

I don’t know I think humans are deeply complex and trying to make things back and white doesn’t work. Though in general I do think humans are conditioned to “fix” tears. At least in the USA. Even if a person doesn’t mean to be insensitive they want to stop the tears.