I just cant seem to cry anymore, whats wrong with me?

Question

I have been very sad and depressed a number of times, but i just cant cry. I dont understand why i cant cry, its really weird. Sometimes when i feel really bad it kinda helps to cry but the tears wont come. Do you think there might be something wrong with my eyes? Like maybe ive stopped producing tears?

SErious answers plez

Sometimes when im desperate to cry, i dont blink and stare at the ceiling but it doesnt help cos i wanna cry for real and let emotions out and that.

Answer 1

Depression makes a person feel numb and devoid of feeling after a while. You have to find a way to get in touch with your feelings. Tears are the eye's natural defense mechanism; you'll never stop producing them.

Answer 2

Sometimes the hurt is so expansive that there isn't room to cry. Your tears are inescapable You could also be holding back emotions because you don't want anyone to realize that you're so upset.

The foremost symptoms of depression are loss of interest, loss of energy, and an inability to experience pleasure. Sadness associated with depression is often described as inescapable and more painful than normal sadness, which the person may or may not be able to remember having. Depression can be so overwhelming that a person cannot recognize the symptoms.

Some signs of depression to lookout for:

Withdrawal (i.e., from family, friends, work, school)
Quitting activities previously enjoyed (e.g., sports, hobbies)
Violence (especially in depressed adolescents and the elderly)
Inability to cry despite the urge
Generalized negative views
Memory loss (i.e., plans, short-term)
Slumped posture, especially when at rest
Lack of facial expression
Repeated loss of concentration, often with trancelike staring
Substance dependency (e.g., alcoholism, illicit drug use)
Disregard for appearance and personal hygiene
Compulsion that affects most normal activities
Recurrent need to get away, leave town, or talk of this need

There are a lot of other people out there who want to cry, but can't. You're definitely not alone, never feel that way. I suggest, if you think you really need to get out a sad sob, watch a movie that you know always tears you up, try The Notebook, or A Walk to Remember, or listen to a very sad song like Daddy's Hands, or Stairway to Heaven. Maybe not the every regimen, but something is bound to work.

Answer 3

i dont know about ur situation but this is what happened to me some time back... i was in a huge fight with my best best best friends.. i broke up with three of my best friends at the same time.. i cried every night for as long as i can remember.. i even cried during the day but my tears wouldnt show.. i would just stagger, bump into things, stuff like that.. then one day, i just stopped crying... i dont know why.. so, here's the story: if u have stopped crying, it means that your body wants u to go forward.. it's true that a person lets out emotion through tears but sometimes "enough is enough"!

Answer 4

Im recovering from depression and during my worst times I have felt I wanted to cry and have not been able to. See your doctor about your health you may be suffering from depression. If this is the case it may feel like a long awful roasd ahead of you but believe me you can get better. Talk to loved ones, open up, dont keep it bottled up inside you. I am recovering after 10 years of depression. It took so long because I was also self harming and felt I could not talk to anyone. Its scary, even embarrasing, but the bond with your loved ones is what you need to get through the tough times.
All the best. xx

Answer 5

That sounds miserable. I think that crying does help sometimes too. I would go to the doctor, it could be that something is wrong with your tear ducts in your eyes. Although I am not sure if this is possible... I would check with a doctor and get an optometrists opinion too if you can and maybe an opthamologist as well. Good luck!

Answer 6

I dont think that a stream of tears would alter your situation.......... I don't think there is anything wrong with your eyes. The fact is, that your emotions are not released for whatever reason and you may need to have a little councelling/speaking to a friend to go over your sadness in detail and raise your emotions to the surface. Good Luck. I think you are one of many people who are showing "the stiff upper lip" maybe because of your up bringing?

Answer 7

I doubt it's that you've something wrong with your eyes. Maybe you're just all cried out as they say. If you're very sad and depressed perhaps you should try going to talk to your doctor, maybe they could prescribe something to help or refer you for councelling so you don't feel so bad all the time.

*thought... you could check your eyes still water by cutting open an onion and having a sniff ;-) might let you know that at least!

Answer 8

I know exactly how you feel (irony there isn't there?) as i went throught the same thing many years ago when my ex left me when i was pregnant. i've since discoverd that this is due to an over production of serortonin. This is the brain chemical that makes you relaxed and calm. however, when the body causes over production - often as a reaction to a bad life event - it sort of makes you over calm . the body is simply trying to keep you calm until the crisis is over but does too good a job. i hope this makes sense and i can promise you that eventually you get through it and start to feel again. It creeps up on you but you do go back to normal levels and emotions again .

Answer 9

There is absolutely nothing wrong with you.

Don't measure your ability to cry against other people either. All people are different and thus they cry for different reasons. Something that makes you sad might make someone else cry and vice versa.

Don't try to force it - the tears will come when the moment is right.

Answer 10

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