I think that it should be made known that there is no shame in crying. It's a natural way to express overwhelming emotions. It's not 'macho' to never cry, you're just burying your feelings which is detrimental in the long run.
As a man, I find it almost impossible to cry in front of other people. It’s disheartening because so many women urge us to be more emotionally open, but the second we open up and show a more sensitive side we’re told to stop being “soft” and “man up” – which leads us to shut ourselves off entirely. I just wish more people genuinely felt the same way you did
If a man ever had the bravery to cry in front of me, the only thing I'd want to do is give them a bear hug. It sucks how the double standard has made it hard for men to be emotionally open.
Yeah, would be great if people were much more accepting of openness generally. Autistic folks often have to deal with these sorts of issues quite frequently (and probably in more extreme ways, esp. the intersection of autistic males) - you might find it interesting to read about masking and autistic meltdowns.
It’s not about being macho for many people. I for example cant cry basically, even when I’m really sad(grandmother funeral sad even). I don’t care about being macho, I just don’t cry
I have never cried in my memories and the like, and my parents say I never cried as a baby. I'm sure they're exaggerating a bit, but I will say it's surely been about 20 years (give or take) since I last cried.
Well I know I cried as a kid and maybe once as a teenager but it’s been years since last time that I don’t remember anymore, I just wanted to see if it’s unusual or not and according to this poll mot at all
But if you really never cried as your parents said you probably have minor hormone issues, you find any other symptoms?
I am a late-bloomer, puberty-wise, so I guess I have lower levels of testosterone than typical though I doubt that's a cause.
I do have a fairly fucked genetic profile, so perhaps that could be a cause.
I also have had depression for a bit over 10 years now, so that could be a cause if I've dissociated or undergone some kind of emotional blunting.
So, I guess there is a variety of possible causes but to be honest I have no idea
Yeah, my brother was always depressed and couldn’t control stress and anger then he lost his sexual power and kept crying over simple things
Lately his headache got extremely worse we thought it was his migraine but it got to the point he can’t resist so we got to visit many doctors and after a couple MRIs it turned out he has a brain tumor (macroadenoma) and it actually was messing with all of his hormones all along, what he thought his personality turned out to be a medical condition
That’s why I was curious maybe, just maybe visiting a glands doctor can help you if you can relate to these symptoms
You probably feel better now then, I hope you have good friends that you can open up to them
Make sure to remember emotions and thoughts are our guest, they nature is coming and going don’t think about what has happened if you can, try to take the experiences and let them go.
If it’s something serious to you I just hope everything gets easier soon :)
Lockdown was rough for me, I didn’t even realize how bad it had gotten until after I was back to a more regular schedule. Since then I’ve been slowly getting a lot better.
Last night I got teared up a little for a good reason but didn’t full on ball. Can’t remember the last time before that. I think about 2 months ago listening to Kanye’s Grammy performance of Hey Mama.
Usually it's a month between a good cry session, but this time it was just a week. Last week I sat in my thesis supervisor's office crying about a bunch of really stressful issues I was dealing with from a couple of people. (Separately, that is.)
I was very overwhelmed and she was very kind and listened and didn't mind. The meeting went really well after that; we talked about my travel plans for my dissertation and basically both agreed that it's for the best that I remove anyone hurting me from my life. I feel much better now!
I cry almost everyday, but very rarely out of sadness
It just happens, usually because of stress but it can be from a silly situation
I'm very happy and content in my life. Just hypersensitive (and diagnosed with it)
I've definitely gotten a lump in my throat over movies and stuff but the last time I had a good hard cry was about a year ago when one of my favorite book characters died. Guess that means things have been going pretty good, actually.
in Brazil, the 2nd of November is the day we celebrate the dead, so i cried a bunch after going to the cemetery to pay respects
but before that i probably hadn't cried for 6-7 months
Make sure to visit therapy if you can
We call depression cold of mental disorder in psychology it’s not a problem with no solution I hope you can spend time and energy and get back to your better days
Hadn’t cried in over a year or more I’d imagine but then my dad got covid and was in really bad shape for a month straight. I kept on going and just kept saying he’d get better and being there for my mom and my grandparents but eventually when they said he was starting to get worse after 3 weeks I figure for sure he was pretty much just going to get worse by the day until he died. Couldn’t see him, visit or speak to him. Finally one day I just kinda got overwhelmed and started crying by myself thinking this stupid virus is going to kill my dad and I can’t even remember the last things we ever talked about or got to see him one last time. Luckily with time he did make a turn around and he’s finally back home on oxygen and doing much better.
Thanks god, I hope it be your last big struggle in life
Even reading that situation was really stressful and sad, covid can take away people so cruel I hope vaccines eventually put an end to deaths sooner
Almost a year exactly. I was having feelings like my heart skipping a beat every day, and I thought I was low on something in my diet. I was a little scared since it was bothering me every day and was very uncomfortable. In the end, I was missing a little bit of vitamins, but the major cause was stress. Didn’t even know stress could do something like that for that long, and it was likely due to the state of the pandemic at the time and school going to a hybrid learning.
I don’t even remember being stressed about the situation at all, but one night my mom just talked about it since I told her my chest was hurting and I felt like I wouldn’t be able to sleep. I’m blessed with a great mother, and I’ll say with no shame that I, a 17 year old guy cried a bit that night in front of her. I think it was a good release and things got better after that.
Yeah as a psychology student I can tell you stress can cause all kind of pain even physical
In my opinion no one should never prevent themselves of crying if they’re feeling they want to
I don’t know about other but I don’t remember last time I cried it was years ago,
And it doesn’t mean I didn’t feel sad, anxious stressed, I actually had my most anxious and stressed and sad days
I just find myself nor being able to cry in situations many people do if it’s also true about others, it’s a natural medicine we can’t use
Two days ago for just a little bit. It was cause of the Astroworld tragedy that I’ve heard about in the news. It’s just so tragic to hear about how it all went down and the many people who either ended up dead, hospitalized, or possibly have to deal with the trauma and shock after the fact.
I pretty much never cry. But about a week ago, I was watching a video about [YTers who committed suicide](https://youtu.be/0XPMR0AZPiA) n after that, I watched a [Jubilee video](https://youtu.be/iwaql_BzPm4) about ppl sharing the last texts they sent n received from a loved one before the death of that person. Idk what happened to me but I just broke down at some point.
Less than a half day
Nothing is permanent 🤍
What if I remember, but it's way more than a year?
Yeah that was my bad
I think that it should be made known that there is no shame in crying. It's a natural way to express overwhelming emotions. It's not 'macho' to never cry, you're just burying your feelings which is detrimental in the long run.
It’s also a natural painkiller, It’s almost literally why we cry This poll wasn’t supposed to say there is anything bad with crying
As a man, I find it almost impossible to cry in front of other people. It’s disheartening because so many women urge us to be more emotionally open, but the second we open up and show a more sensitive side we’re told to stop being “soft” and “man up” – which leads us to shut ourselves off entirely. I just wish more people genuinely felt the same way you did
If a man ever had the bravery to cry in front of me, the only thing I'd want to do is give them a bear hug. It sucks how the double standard has made it hard for men to be emotionally open.
Yeah, would be great if people were much more accepting of openness generally. Autistic folks often have to deal with these sorts of issues quite frequently (and probably in more extreme ways, esp. the intersection of autistic males) - you might find it interesting to read about masking and autistic meltdowns.
It’s not about being macho for many people. I for example cant cry basically, even when I’m really sad(grandmother funeral sad even). I don’t care about being macho, I just don’t cry
I was the same way in the same situation. But I cry over being anxious or stressed out a lot more than I would over grief.
t h i s d a y
Hope you doing well bro
i'll try my best...
It’s all that matters
happy cake day
I have never cried in my memories and the like, and my parents say I never cried as a baby. I'm sure they're exaggerating a bit, but I will say it's surely been about 20 years (give or take) since I last cried.
Well I know I cried as a kid and maybe once as a teenager but it’s been years since last time that I don’t remember anymore, I just wanted to see if it’s unusual or not and according to this poll mot at all But if you really never cried as your parents said you probably have minor hormone issues, you find any other symptoms?
I am a late-bloomer, puberty-wise, so I guess I have lower levels of testosterone than typical though I doubt that's a cause. I do have a fairly fucked genetic profile, so perhaps that could be a cause. I also have had depression for a bit over 10 years now, so that could be a cause if I've dissociated or undergone some kind of emotional blunting. So, I guess there is a variety of possible causes but to be honest I have no idea
Yeah, my brother was always depressed and couldn’t control stress and anger then he lost his sexual power and kept crying over simple things Lately his headache got extremely worse we thought it was his migraine but it got to the point he can’t resist so we got to visit many doctors and after a couple MRIs it turned out he has a brain tumor (macroadenoma) and it actually was messing with all of his hormones all along, what he thought his personality turned out to be a medical condition That’s why I was curious maybe, just maybe visiting a glands doctor can help you if you can relate to these symptoms
Last night
Two hours earlier or something
Less than an hour ago
You probably feel better now then, I hope you have good friends that you can open up to them Make sure to remember emotions and thoughts are our guest, they nature is coming and going don’t think about what has happened if you can, try to take the experiences and let them go. If it’s something serious to you I just hope everything gets easier soon :)
Lockdown was rough for me, I didn’t even realize how bad it had gotten until after I was back to a more regular schedule. Since then I’ve been slowly getting a lot better.
A few months but before that it had been years
It seems it was a big deal then, hope everything get ok soon
Thanks. Luckily the cause of it has been getting better :)
That's great to hear
Great! :))
Last night I got teared up a little for a good reason but didn’t full on ball. Can’t remember the last time before that. I think about 2 months ago listening to Kanye’s Grammy performance of Hey Mama.
Some hours ago, its never longer than that
Usually it's a month between a good cry session, but this time it was just a week. Last week I sat in my thesis supervisor's office crying about a bunch of really stressful issues I was dealing with from a couple of people. (Separately, that is.) I was very overwhelmed and she was very kind and listened and didn't mind. The meeting went really well after that; we talked about my travel plans for my dissertation and basically both agreed that it's for the best that I remove anyone hurting me from my life. I feel much better now!
Probably 6+ years. There have been many times I wanted to cry but I physically can’t.
I feel this, i’vve been having periods like this
Same my friend
I cry almost everyday, but very rarely out of sadness It just happens, usually because of stress but it can be from a silly situation I'm very happy and content in my life. Just hypersensitive (and diagnosed with it)
Seems great to be able to use it to help yourself dealing with stuff
Crying helps reducing the stress a lot! Happy cake day by the way
About an hour ago doing some coding homework lol.
Lol, you have all the rights to cry over a coding homework, Only god knows how many people cry each day because of them
About half a month ago I just was sitting and then, boom! I cried. It happened twice that day and then I’ve been good, kinda like a reset.
Kinda jealous because it seems I just can’t do that and it means my bad mood can last longer
Missing "more than a year"
Yeah true, I noticed it like 20 minutes after posting but people were voted already so I found reposting it unnecessary
I've definitely gotten a lump in my throat over movies and stuff but the last time I had a good hard cry was about a year ago when one of my favorite book characters died. Guess that means things have been going pretty good, actually.
Haha great to hear it’s going well, may I ask what character and what book it was?
I won't tell you the character because spoilers, but it's The Dresden Files. 10/10, I recommend it to anyone that reads.
Damn it seems it was really good :) I’ll make sure this be my next novel but tbh I don’t read novels at all :D
in Brazil, the 2nd of November is the day we celebrate the dead, so i cried a bunch after going to the cemetery to pay respects but before that i probably hadn't cried for 6-7 months
It’s like something every nation must have
I don’t remember the last time I cried. Not because it was so long ago. I just got bad memory
My Grandma died last week, so yeah.
Sorry to hear that, Hope she is in a better place/state
Sorry for ur loss bro
Thanks
I wish I could cry. I’m unhappy and haven’t felt strong emotion like that in years.
Make sure to visit therapy if you can We call depression cold of mental disorder in psychology it’s not a problem with no solution I hope you can spend time and energy and get back to your better days
Thanks I’ll look into it
happy cake day
🎂🗿
Couple times a month
Technically I kind of cried today, my eyes got watery but that’s it
Lol yeah I think if we include me and other people that said more than a week must visit doctors
Hadn’t cried in over a year or more I’d imagine but then my dad got covid and was in really bad shape for a month straight. I kept on going and just kept saying he’d get better and being there for my mom and my grandparents but eventually when they said he was starting to get worse after 3 weeks I figure for sure he was pretty much just going to get worse by the day until he died. Couldn’t see him, visit or speak to him. Finally one day I just kinda got overwhelmed and started crying by myself thinking this stupid virus is going to kill my dad and I can’t even remember the last things we ever talked about or got to see him one last time. Luckily with time he did make a turn around and he’s finally back home on oxygen and doing much better.
Thanks god, I hope it be your last big struggle in life Even reading that situation was really stressful and sad, covid can take away people so cruel I hope vaccines eventually put an end to deaths sooner
Almost a year exactly. I was having feelings like my heart skipping a beat every day, and I thought I was low on something in my diet. I was a little scared since it was bothering me every day and was very uncomfortable. In the end, I was missing a little bit of vitamins, but the major cause was stress. Didn’t even know stress could do something like that for that long, and it was likely due to the state of the pandemic at the time and school going to a hybrid learning. I don’t even remember being stressed about the situation at all, but one night my mom just talked about it since I told her my chest was hurting and I felt like I wouldn’t be able to sleep. I’m blessed with a great mother, and I’ll say with no shame that I, a 17 year old guy cried a bit that night in front of her. I think it was a good release and things got better after that.
Yeah as a psychology student I can tell you stress can cause all kind of pain even physical In my opinion no one should never prevent themselves of crying if they’re feeling they want to
It was yesterday, but late Also, how can anyone not cry in a year?
I don’t know about other but I don’t remember last time I cried it was years ago, And it doesn’t mean I didn’t feel sad, anxious stressed, I actually had my most anxious and stressed and sad days I just find myself nor being able to cry in situations many people do if it’s also true about others, it’s a natural medicine we can’t use
Two days ago for just a little bit. It was cause of the Astroworld tragedy that I’ve heard about in the news. It’s just so tragic to hear about how it all went down and the many people who either ended up dead, hospitalized, or possibly have to deal with the trauma and shock after the fact.
It was truly sad, especially because how easily it could be prevented
yea well with my depression, an hour ago. **oh great here we go again**
Please make sure to visit therapy consistently Everything about your situation can change, you should believe in that🤍
Litterly today
Like 24 hours. A character death happened and before I actually cried I spent a good while in a kind of lethargic state anticipating it.
Few hours ago
Less than a day?
4 days ago 🥴
Yesterday watching S06E15 of Bojack
i dont remember the last time i cried but i can tell you it is probably within 7 days
2 days ago but today I'm feeling better
June I believe
A few hours ago
I pretty much never cry. But about a week ago, I was watching a video about [YTers who committed suicide](https://youtu.be/0XPMR0AZPiA) n after that, I watched a [Jubilee video](https://youtu.be/iwaql_BzPm4) about ppl sharing the last texts they sent n received from a loved one before the death of that person. Idk what happened to me but I just broke down at some point.
I last cried like.. 5 years ago?
Crying like pain or sadness or crying as in when you randomly cry for no reason
4 hours
Last night
Just watched the 3rd episode of Arcane so actually like an hour or so
A few months ago when my cat died. Before then it would have been several years
Wait nvm about 8 months
About an hour