Crying in front of others

[Abstract Debauchery]

I never cry in front of people, and in all reality, I can't remember the last time I cried at all. O_O

It's my firm belief that people are in control of their emotions, not the other way around. There should be no need to drop down and cry in front of other people, because that would imply that you have no control over your own emotions. To be honest, I always lose a little respect for people that do.

Which brings me back to the point of emotions being highly illogical.

 

[Dean Winchester]

There's nothing to be ashamed when it comes to crying. People may cry due to different factors like happiness, sorrow, defeat, loss, among others. I usually hold back tears in an attempt to keep calmed and in control, but sometimes it is so hard to keep yourself together and you just have to give in. Give into the feelings. I don't cry in front of others unless the feeling is unbearable because I am not made of stone, but if I have too I will. Of course, I would rather cry when I am alone.

I don't like breaking down in front of anybody, and it would take a lot of emotional stress, and I mean a lot for that to happen.

 

[alec]

I'm actually a crybaby, tbh.
I really can't help it, though. Like, there are times when I'm so overwrought with emotion (either too happy, or too passionate about a subject) and I end up crying whenever I start to talk. (And I try really hard to stop crying, mind you.)

One time, I remember bawling like a baby in front of my class when I started to talk about how I much I was going to miss junior year blablabla.

When other people cry, most of the time the people around them don't really care, but pretend they do.

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They pretend to be all caring and what not, but really, they just want a bit of drama.

I don't think that's true. It may be true for some cases, but generally, a lot of people do care. I guess it really depends on your relationship with the person. Like, sometimes, when I see a person who I don't know very well cry, I usually just don't butt in, since it's none of my business.

 

[Daenerys]

I'm quite an emotional guy, and if someone's pissed me off or upset me, I won't hesitate to show them exactly how I feel. I've learned that bottling up your emotions is no way to behave, and can lead to explosions which are quite damaging.

However, crying infront of others is a whole different ball game. I'm not a huge fan of crying anyway, as I think it shows weakness. I do my best to never cry infront of the person who's upset me. I don't mind crying if I'm grieving, for example, at a funeral, as that's an entirely different story, since there's no stigma attached. However, if someone hurt me, I wouldn't cry infront of them, since I'd end up being furious with myself for showing such a weakness.

 

[Bambi]

aw I hate that, I'm really emotional, but I'm a stubborn mule and I hate admitting that I've let someone hurt me by crying infront of them, but it's fuckign hard holding it in, and I get really frustrated with myself. I cry when I'm angry as well, I've never been able to work that out pisses me off no end

I wouldn't necessarily call it weak, I don't define myself as weak and I've literally just broken down and bawled my eyes out infront of people. Amount of times I bawled at work, fuck me I do think of the reasons I have had a bawl though, and I'd say it was justified, even if on the surface, someones like, why the fuck is she crying over a spilt cup of water.. you can pretty much guarantee I've had some serious shit going on at the time, and there's always that ONE fucking thing that would push me over the edge and it would always be in a situation where I really wouldnt want it to happen like, for instance, at bastard work

And if folk feel uncomfortable? Well, look the fuck away

I always feel really sorry for people I see crying and just want to go hug them

 

[Dean Winchester]

I always feel really sorry for people I see crying and just want to go hug them

Yes, I know how that feels too. Besides according to my numerology I am the "protective/self-sacrificing" type. Anyways, I still don't see crying as a weakness. Crying allows us to get so many feelings that, if kept bottled up, would do nothing more than corrode us from within. Believe me people when I say, keeping it all inside is like ingesting small drops of venom. At first you feel you can take it, but the venom will slowly start to deteriorate your health and once you realize what's happening you'll see yourself completely empty.

 

[Ayumi Hamasaki]

I can cry in front of people but if I don't know them then I don't like it.

I think it's because I'm a very personal person. It makes it feel like they're peaking into my life.

 

[alec]

I always feel really sorry for people I see crying and just want to go hug them

Sometimes I feel this way too.
I guess it's because people look really vulnerable when they cry, and you sort of just want to give them a big hug, assuring them that everything will be alright.

 

[Lirael]

If I've been upset by someone and feel personally hurt, I find it difficult NOT to cry in front of others. I'd rather cry alone because I feel foolish and people often judge you as an attention seeker, but sometimes you just don't have a choice. :/

When it comes to movies... I never get as invovled in a story if there's someone in the room with me. Part of my attention is always on them, so what happens in the movie affects me less. Jokes are less funny and heartbreaking moments are less heartbreaking. Consequently, I can't shed tears at an upsetting moment in a movie, even if it always makes me shed tears when I'm alone.

 

[The Witch]

I hardly ever cry.

Like so very little do I cry that when I do actually cry my family knows right away that something is up. Last February I got really really sick and the pain was just so bad I couldn't bare it anymore so I just started to quietly sob (I was trying to be quite) my sis helped me out when she heard me crying but the next day she said when she heard me crying she was like "WHAT THE HECK?! " and she knew something bad was going on if I was reduced to tears.

So yeah, I never cry. Like, ever. Except I sometimes get teary eyed at certain films. I don't really like crying either, it's just... I don't like being weak. Not saying crying is for the weak, but when you've got younger siblings to watch over and take care of and be strong for you learn to just not let it get to that point. If I do wanna cry, I go to the bathroom or a room of privacy and deal with it myself.

The last time I cried was April of this year, when my dog was hit by a car and she had to be put down. I know people say it's dumb to cry over a pet but I saved her and this dog would walk from her owner's house just to get back to me--so she wasn't just some pet. She would even sniff me out around the house if I left a room with her in it. I honestly felt like that dog loved me so I just hated that she was taken away in such a terrible way--so yeah, I cried like a big baby that day.

I also get teary eyed when I hear the songs "This is Your life" or "Dare you to move" by Switchfoot. :/

I'd be lying if I sad I never cried before, cuz I do, I just do it privately and very very rarely. :/

 

[Squid]

I'm not much of a crier any more. I used to be when I was younger but I hardened the fuck up. The only time I ever cry these days is if I am really, really frustrated and someone says or does something to me to set me off.

When that happens I'll usually cry in front of the person who has set me off in the first place. But it very rarely happens these days. I am not easily stressed any more.

 

[Coco]

I cry usually out of anger or frustration, I rarely cry because I'm sad. When I'm sad, I don't say anything and I don't eat. So from that, I've cried a few times in front of others. When I can't get through to the person I'm talking to, if I feel like what I said became just a waste of breath, that's when I cry. I can't help it when that happens. I'm told my eyes turn red and my tears are enormous.

 

[Tucker]

I cry usually out of anger or frustration, I rarely cry because I'm sad. When I'm sad, I don't say anything and I don't eat. So from that, I've cried a few times in front of others. When I can't get through to the person I'm talking to, if I feel like what I said became just a waste of breath, that's when I cry. I can't help it when that happens. I'm told my eyes turn red and my tears are enormous.

I'm exactly the same. I only cry when I am extremely frustrated, or angered, or exasperated. When I am talking to a person and they are being so amazingly disagreeable, or just don't understand what I'm saying and it's an important issue, I hold it in but then just burst. Barely ever because I'm sad or physically hurt.
When I cry, I never just, cry. I straight out bawl and my eyes turn beat red If it's in front of other people it is quite embarrassing...

 

[Tyler Breeze]

I can thank my wonderful Mom for making me a very emotional person. In a good way though. I do cry in front of people. I'm not ashamed to admit it. When Edge retired in 2011, I cried a lot. With my whole family. When Eddie Guerrero died, I cried for a few days straight. It's just the way I'm wired I guess. I have the ability to cry while I'm around others and not feel weird about it. I don't know if that's good or bad. XD

 

[Mitsuki]

I cried in front of the nurses when I gave birth to my daughter, which actually surprised me because I don't ever cry in front of strangers. It just came out. But that's one exception. I didn't cry when I gave birth to my son though. No idea what happened there.

There's been a few cases when I did cry (without meaning to) in front of someone, and it's always about family matters. I...kind of get annoyed at myself when that happens and it's me thinking, "Ugh, what the hell, stop." It's not that I'm trying to put up this image that I can handle it and I should be strong, etc. No, that's not it for me. I just generally don't like crying in front of people. There's something uncomfortable about it, especially when you're trying to say what has happened and you gotta finish your train of thought, but then you're losing it, so your mind's going everywhere, etc. That, I hate.

When I do have to cry, I do it in a private setting and take it out on my pillow.

For people that says they should have control of their emotions - we've been there. Everyone has their moments. There comes a point in our lives when the tears will unexpectedly come and control the mountain as we like, we won't be able to.

 

[Ed Elric]

This is me pretty much. I don't like crying in front of others and when I do I hate it. Like you said, I just don't like doing it. To me, it's very intimate and personal, and if I do cry around someone it's because I trust them.

Same here. I hate hate hate crying in front of other people. There's a few times where I'd cry like, to my sister or my best friend but that'd be pretty much it. I have to admit, I'm a cry-baby. I will cry and it'll go on and off for a while but I do it when I'm alone. If i'm dealing with something personal of mine, I like to 1) listen to sad music and cry. 2) write and cry 3) just cry.

There was i think two times in my life where I remember crying in front of "strangers" one time I got yelled at by a teacher and I started crying. (This is because my father would constantly yell, and anytime someone yells at me I get sensitive) and the other time was because I had gotten trouble at school and I cried because I didn't want my pops to find out. I guess you can say my pops has made me a cry-baby and plus, i'm a girl so it makes sense with all those damn girl hormones.

 

[Cardinal Copia]

I never cry in front of others. For some reason I just hold it inside and on the rare occasion that I DO cry, I do it by myself. My body just won't let me. Even in situations where I SHOULD cry with others, I don't.

The only time that comes to mind of when I cried infront of somebody was a little over a month ago. I was at the hospital and I was there all day and I couldnt eat or drink because they were running tests on me all day. Around 9 or 930 pm I asked the doctor if I could have some water and he told me no that I couldn't. My mom told me she'd be right back so I was in my room by myself.
Needless to say, she walked in a few minutes later and I was crying. For some whatever reason I just broke down and started crying. It was hardcore crying too. It was ridiculous. I was pissed at myself, I still am pissed at myself.
I had no reason to cry. Fucking idiot body

 

[ff1-10]

@Coco & Tucker: Same.

But I only comfortably cry in front of people who I feel are emotional, too. For example, my family is a bit stoic...we don't really dive into emotions, so I wouldn't cry in front of them unless they really upset me or unless I couldn't hold it in anymore for whatever reason. One of my sisters, though, she's more on the emotional side, so if something saddens me, I might not really mind crying in front of her since she's someone who I share some of my thoughts and feelings with anyway. Well...both of my sisters, actually, even though I don't really talk to the other one because I feel like they'll reassure me instead of judge me. You definitely don't wanna be judged in that kind of moment of vulnerability. I'll only feel safe if it's that type of situation, or with people who I know care for me and who will still treat me with kindness and respect even seeing me in such a moment.

Even so, I actually don't like crying in front of others. I wish I couldn't, but I can't help it sometimes, especially if I've been feeling alone with those emotional feelings or if something just strikes those chords really badly.