What do you do when you cry all the time

I've been worrying people and I need to stop.

It's OK. Don't worry. You're not alone, at least not tonight.



Some people are afraid of emotion but it's only natural when you are distraught. I wish I could share the moment with you.

For me it depends. If I'm crying on and off for days, I come here and may post and read. I try to keep myself busy and around people to avoid isolating myself and letting the tears flow. Sometimes however, after a good cry, I can get a bit of release. But that's usually when the tears subside.

There's been some times where I've cried/sobbed for hours at a time. I try to reach out to a close friend who can help me through it. I've called a distress line. I called a crisis line as well... Which ironically gave me the message "we are experiencing a high volume of calls right now".

I hope your tears are dry soon.

Hi Ad Intra,
I'd say the fact that you're worrying people isn't any good reason to stop. Enough with the prioritising how other people may feel, hey??!! Your feelings matter, and time to put yourself/how you feel first!!
But of course we care about you, and it would be good if you were in "a better place", yes??
Sometimes crying can be a "healthy" way of letting out feelings, sometimes crying can be a natural reaction to............sometimes crying can be unavoidable, and if you want to talk about some of those feelings, what's going on for you...........we're here for you
And maybe we can offer you a little understanding/support/help...........

So a positive might be to talk when/if you want to............other things (??)...........distractions, trying to change things in your life even slightly (if you can, if those are the reasons for the way you're feeling), trying to change your perspective/focus on things ((if you can, if those are the reasons for the way you're feeling), focusing on people you can actually share your feelings with, getting help from friends or professional help, finding other ways to express your feelings e.g. journalling, finding new things to do in your life e.g. activities, seeking out "positive affirmations"............???

But hey, we're here for you if you want to talk, OK??!!



Alison

Thank you everyone. I have an appointment with pdoc in a month so I'll explore it then.

I have been crying more often as of late. But it helps to cry and get things of my shoulders.

I had this problem in high school. My senior year, I was so depressed that I was crying all the time, and I couldn't stop it or help it. I'd end up going to the bathroom between classes (and sometimes during classes) and just sob quietly and uncontrollably. I remember being horribly embarrassed when a teacher caught me at it one day and told me I needed to 'get it together'. What a horrible woman she was.

I agree with the others - crying is a necessary and healthy thing to do. I do understand how hard it is when you can't stop. (It's especially hard when you can't communicate at all through the tears because you're hard to understand and all snotty/sniffly.)

Just know that we're here for you, you aren't alone, and we all wish you the best. Hugs.