I am easily depressed but it's hard for me to cry or share my emotion with other people. Even at funeral or relationship problem etc, i just can't cry. I'm ... expressionless, emotionless...It sounds stupid, but is there anybody out there who share the same problem like me...and is it considered as normal...?
2007-12-03 01:04:48 · 8 answers · asked by NonnyN 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
You are very normal. I am the same way. I think that growing up I cried so much and nobody every cared so I learned not to do it. It doesnt make a difference. Sometimes I cry when I'm alone just to get it out. But it takes a lot.
2007-12-03 01:18:13 · answer #1 · answered by ngood10720 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's totally okay under certain circumstances, like when something hasn't kicked in. Why aren't you crying? Is it because you just don't care? (If so, then yeah, there's a problem!) or are you programmed that way, like the whole "big kids don't cry" syndrome? Do you feel sad? Everybody expresses their sadness in different ways, not good or bad. However, if you find that something's holding you back even when you feel the need to cry, then it's perfectly okay to go talk with someone and get to a point where you're able to release it.
I've personally only cried a couple times in my life. One was near Christmas when I realized I wasn't going to be with my sons, because they were with my former wife. The other time was when my wife left me. I'm so geared to not cry, just react to the situation, that it takes a lot to get me to that point. However, friends have warned me that it can show itself in other ways if I am unable to find a way to release those feelings.
I'm curious what others will say about this! Am I right? wrong? I'm only giving my opinion!
2007-12-04 02:22:05 · answer #2 · answered by Steve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not abnormal. Under some circumstances it's not a very good thing. Under some, it is a good thing probably.
People have different cry thresholds. Men usually have greater ones, for example. Crying is often described as a release of emotions. An expression of the negative. It's useful.
2007-12-03 09:09:08 · answer #3 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a problem if you can't cry - unless pobably you are trying to suppress it.
People are different - some cry easily, others don't.
You are probably not emotionless - its just that you don't show it or it doesn't affect you as easily as it does others.
It is not necessarily a problem. Your depression may or may not be related. Yes, if it gets bad, you may want to talk to someone.
2007-12-03 09:10:10 · answer #4 · answered by SM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can get emotional very easily, but I'm ashamed to cry in front of somebody else.
Maybe in front of my husband or my mother, but not in front of anyone else.
2007-12-03 09:13:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you have to talk to someone because in the end you might burst them all out in a very very bad way...i was like you before..then i started to feel uneasy, and everything just turned out bad...
2007-12-03 10:52:07 · answer #6 · answered by yummy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is possible that your inability to cry is a symptom of depression. you may want to check with a doctor.
2007-12-03 09:16:51 · answer #7 · answered by dragonholm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i havnt cried for 3 years and ive gone thru my grandmas death, mom's cancer, and 6 girlfriends and im still goin strong
2007-12-03 09:13:14 · answer #8 · answered by jrobuck13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋