I also startle easy at certain things. I fall apart when someone yells, criticizes or sexually touches me lately. Makes intimate relationships hard. But remember, as someone else said, don't beat yourself up about it&you're not the only one who feels this way. I can cry sometimes&at others not. Part of that is that in my past I was beaten for crying at hurtful remarks&currently I have a bf that ignores me when he's said something really insensitive to me. I tend to cry when no one is around to see me or in public places-why in public is OK I don't know...as long as there is no one I know around. Crying helps some times, so if it's helpful or feels better than stuffing it-do it-it's cathartic.