grannie cheechee

​They say laughter is the best medicine, but some situations need crying. Whatever works best for the situation is what I do.

roguequilter

i'm a crier. always have been ..sad movies, i still become unconsolable if watching the images of columbine, docudramas re: conflicts and the suffering/pain of our men & women in afghanistan etc. when i'm tired the nightly news can have me in tears. years ago my son said i was the "Queen of Waterworks" ...now he gently informs me that i'm too sensitive. i tell him "yes" ..always have been, even as a child.
yup ..i cry

NZquilter

I always try not to cry. My mom was a weeping willow and never showed any self control over it, and I do not want to be like that. But if something is upsetting me to the point that I am finding myself constantly fighting tears, then, yes, a good cry straight from the heart, in private, does help me. I let myself cry all the emotions out. After I always feel like I can move forward again.

Darcyshannon

Tears release stress hormones. Usually in the first few minutes of crying most of the stress hormones that will be released are released.

maviskw

I was widowed a year ago. I found that I cry so much easier when I read or watch sad things. It has helped me a lot. It is getting better though and I go to a support group. That helps a lot, too. A friend of mine lost his wife just a few months ago. I talk to him a short time and I see the tears start. I hope he is able to cry it out in private as he is trying to hold it all in while with others.

romanojg

When I'm upset with someone I have a tendency to cry, which in most case used to make me angry because I couldn't control it when I wanted to so I'd cry more. Now, I just let them go. People that know me, knows that's me. I don't apologize any more for something that I can't control, its just me. But just like laughter is good for you, sometimes a good cry is as well. I get it out of my system and then move on. I also rely on some songs to help me. Like Carrie Underwoods, Jesus take the wheel. Sometimes you just got to do what you have to do to get it out of your system.

There was a study done that people who have a pencil in their mouth long ways, will start to feel good. Because as you grip that pencil, its causes your smile muscles to work and sends a message to your brain that you feel good. I don't know if that's true but some days, I'll try anything.

Barb2018

I was raised in a where and when that taught that crying was weak and baby like. You had to be strong and brave and tears solved nothing. When I was in first grade I was knocked over by a group of boys chasing through the recess yard. My nose was broken and my front teeth were knocked out. I was beaten by the nuns for crying. I will cry during a sad movie or when death takes someone close to me...but it is always behind closed doors.

sewbizgirl

Barb2018, that is terrible. I'm sorry that happened to you and the nuns abused you. Always heard that about nuns in America, but yet my mother was raised in a convent school in Shanghai while her mother traveled, and she always said the nuns were kind, loving and nurturing to her and all the children. She loved them. Good to know they are not all psycho like the ones you encountered.

I do cry a lot... esp. movies where there is sadness or if any animals are treated badly. But I can't say I ever feel better afterwards. It takes a toll out of you. Never understood the term "good cry".

Jordan

I do cry once in a while when I am watching a sad movie or see a commercial about family. I get very sentimental and miss my kids who live out of state. It does make me feel better tho'

sewnclog

There have been times especially when I was younger and in grade school that something would get me to laughing and I'd end up laughing SO hard I'd end up in tears from laughing (NOT good when in class).
Another thing that I've found therapeutic is screaming just as loud as you can for as long as you can. If you have other family members, it works GREAT IN YOUR CAR - alone. I've only done this once and then it was just to 'try it'. I'm not a screamer or a fighter, but wanted to see how I'd feel. It was very releasing. And at the time I wasn't really stressed about anything - well not that I remember anyway. You'd not want to do this while driving or with the family around - they might call the men in the little white coats! Just something I wanted to try. lol