[MDDBPDPTSD]

I have been crying now for 13 hours. I cannot seem to stop for longer than 30 minutes and it starts again. I am a blubbering mess and I am tired of it. I am exhausted and still so upset that i do not see an end in sight.I have prayed and cried and cried and prayed. i did have a few minutes about 3 hours ago where I felt like it was going to subside and I actually felt a little hopeful. but that did not last. the anxiety and grief and sadness just keeps going. any do-able suggestions are welcome.

[technigal]

Sorry you are having such a rough night. Hopefully now the crying has stopped and you can sleep.

[learningtolive2013]

That is a lot of crying.. I'm sorry that you are feeling so bad :-( that's never fun.. Crying is a normal response to grief, stress, and sadness.. Some suggestions after you feel like you've had enough are meditation, focus on your breathing, press your tongue against the roof of your mouth or back of your top teeth when you inhale through your nose and then release your tongue as you exhale through your mouth. It helps as a distraction, Also, a distraction, you can do math problems "those always get your logical mind thinking instead of your emotions, or puzzles? something that will make you use your logic instead of emotion. Physical movement, exercise, punch a punching bag, get a piece of paper and tear it up into as many pieces as you can, cuss out loud, scream and let it all out while you do this "the physical" aspect of this can completely exhaust you to the point where you just can't cry. Think of something that has made you laugh really hard in the past--a funny memory, a scene from a movie, or a joke you heard once. Journaling can help as well, get your thoughts out of your head and onto paper.
I hope this might help some and that you feel better soon..

[TheRealFDeal]

I am so sorry. That is just exhausting. Have you slept at all? LtoL has some great suggestions, but I would have gone the medication route after about 20 minutes. I have some Xanax that knocks me out for a good many hours. I cannot tolerate crying (my own) at all, especially the sobbing kind.

[sheiba]

Originally Posted by MDDBPDPTSD

I have been crying now for 13 hours. I cannot seem to stop for longer than 30 minutes and it starts again. I am a blubbering mess and I am tired of it. I am exhausted and still so upset that i do not see an end in sight.I have prayed and cried and cried and prayed. i did have a few minutes about 3 hours ago where I felt like it was going to subside and I actually felt a little hopeful. but that did not last. the anxiety and grief and sadness just keeps going. any do-able suggestions are welcome.

so sorry your heart is so heavy........but sometimes for me if I get a good cry out I feel like I just got rid of all the yucky stuff inside, the next day I still feel out of sorts but it will get better think of it like an internal car wash... its like I can focus better and I try to understand why........ give yourself a hug i ....

[Trippin2.0]

Wow, you sound just like me last Saturday I sadly have no suggestions, I stopped after 20 hrs. Its exhausting, its heartbreaking and I really really feel for you

[Fuzzybear]

I feel for you- sending hugs and empathy

[allme]

Hope you managed to get some rest and feeling better now

[Zabine]

Do you have a pet? If you are not allergic or cannot have one for some other reason a kitty or a puppy is great therapy. My dog has helped me through soooooo much, she has saved my life many times. When I start to cry like that she comforts me, sympathizes, cheers me up and all around makes things more bearable.

[MDDBPDPTSD]

Thank you for your responses. I appreciate the support and the suggestions. I did finally stop crying, but not for several hours after I posted this. I have had some DBT training, so I tried to use skills, but there was not stopping this torrential downpour of tears, for long anyway.
Zabine: I do have dogs and they do comfort me and remind me that I am no alone and I am loved. I had cried for so long that even my dogs gave up and just left me on my own. If I called them to me, they would come, but since it did not help, I felt like I was unnecessarily burdening them. Thank you for the suggestion. I do not think I would be here if not for my canine friends. They are such a blessing to me. I believe that God created dogs so we could see a picture of His unconditional love for us. Dogs are a great comfort to me normally.
Allme, Fuzzybear, and Technigal: thank you so much for your empathy and support. I really needed it. Thank you.
Trippin: I am so sorry you went through something similar. One thing I do when I am crying is try to give myself room to feel how I am feeling. I comfort myself with the thought that these feelings are only temporary, because all emotions are only temporary. But when this crying went on and on and on, I began doubting it would be temporary. I can imagine you felt similarly. I am glad yoru crying finally stopped and I hope whatever he situation or circumstance that you were crying over has been resolved to your satisfaction.
Sheiba: I cannot say I feel cleansed, but I do feel resigned to accepting the situation, in spite of my feelings of grief and overwhelming sadness. This decision has given some calm now and I am rehearsing some possible ways to deal with my feelings regarding the situation that got me crying. So some good did come out of it. I guess. At least I am even more aware of the depths of my feelings on the matter.
TheRealFDeal: I had already tired medication hours before posting. I tried Ativan, which did nothing. Then I tried 2 pain pills I had for a previous physical condition. I think they made it worse. I go to see my psydoc this week, so I will see if I can switch to xanax or something, because I cannot handle another one of those days!

Learnigtolive2013: Thank you so much for your suggestions. I did try the breathing exercise and it did help for a while, but the crying returned. I tried the breathing exercise again, but it did not help the second time, partially because I could nto get through the entire thing without blubbering. I could not think straight enough to do any math problems. I actually have some assigned math to complete that I m behind in, so that was a great suggestion. I just wasn't able to make my cognitive mind work. I was totally in emotional mind and it was in control. I finally did write. I wrote a lengthy piece on justice, love, abuse and God. That did help a great deal because I was able to put words to my pain and get it out of me and onto paper. It was shortly after I wrote that I did actually stop crying. Thank you again for your suggestions and support.

What a great place PC is! Thank you all again.

[TheRealFDeal]

Thanks for the update, I was wondering how you were, and when you stopped crying. I guess you just had to ride this one out? What a nightmare! So glad it's over.

[Trippin2.0]

Thanks for the update, I hope you get a nice reprieve from the tsunamis of emotions

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[embellished]

Hope you are feeling better and have a good week ahead.