How much crying is normal?

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I feel like I cry about five times a day.

Not because I’m depressed,

It’s just that I get emotional sooo easily.

I cry every morning because my dog Rigby is dead and he’s always in my phone’s “memories”.

I cry about commercials, shows, my own mortality, my dog’s mortality, I even cried at an infomercial the other day.

Channels that have the ASPCA commercials? I can’t even watch them.

Did you know that Oxygen Network never plays them, ever?

I do.

Basically any situation is a potential for me to cry.

This can’t be normal.

How much do you cry?

Am I a crybaby?

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I cry once every couple of years.

I guess I’m on the other end of the spectrum…

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Yes. Yes you are.

Lol. I’m just kidding you @Charles_Foster . Just giving you a hard time.

For the longest time on heavy meds I could not cry at all. On lower doses of meds I tear up on occasion when something touches me.

I would rather have some degree of crying rather than no emotions to be honest.

I have not had a REAL full fledged cry for years and years though.

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Once I was crying about commercials
and tv shows. It lasted for a few days

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You don’t have to be kidding,

I’m a crybaby.

Totally.

I would hate not to be able to cry though.

That’s tough.

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I came late to work and my boss yelled at me so I went to my office and cried while on the phone with my mom. I’m usually really early but today I had to take care of some stuff so I was late. He basically lied that I was always late so I felt hurt. Though initially when I started meds I couldn’t cry so I would get really frustrated. Being able to cry is important to me so I can show emotion. Anyway, I don’t think you’re a crybaby. You’re just a bit emotional or sensitive.

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I don’t want to give the impression I’m an emotionless drone. Maybe I was on high doses of AP’s to a certain extent. But on lower meds I am able to laugh and such and have more emotions. Invega in particular just killed my emotions and zombified me.

Anyway, I wouldn’t worry about crying a bit more than the average person. I think I’ve read that it’s good for you emotionally. I wouldn’t let it bother you that you cry more than the norm.

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I can’t cry because of the APs… Well I can get wet in my eyes, but I can’t really cry fully.

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I cry and tear up a lot. Sometimes tears come from my eyes when I get very emotional. I also still grieve my dogs death daily and have her picture on my phones background. She had a nice life and could not have died any quicker or painlessly in my opinion. I cry for myself sometimes when things going on in the news seem totally unnecessary and against my reasoning. I have to restrain my self from crying and getting emotional and tearing up a lot. There were periods of my life where I was very dull and could not experience any emotions at all.

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I cry allll the time…haha…I dreamt I talked with my friend in the hospital the other night and woke up crying…I cry about my dad, I cry about lost pets…it’s all the time really…sign you’re tender hearted…I’m glad you cry.

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Decades for me.

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Same for me too.

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Not since I got ill 15 years ago.

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I wasnt able to cry much on AP. I was onnthem for 5 years so i kind of forgot how emotional i can be. Im like you. Random things can make me cry if they hit a nerve which is super easy sometimes lol. I cried twice yesterdsy and im.not depressed, just processing a lot and things i watched kept reminding me of it lol

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I cry more when depressed and/or having psychosis.

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I don’t cry much. Even before APs messed up the ability. I can cry now, took 2 years off APs.

I get uncomfortable when I see someone cry because I immediately want to help and get them to stop. But, crying is a great pressure valve, so stopping isn’t always the good idea.

When I couldn’t cry it was so hard because there was no emotional release. You’re doing yourself a favor by getting those feelings out.

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You are not a crybaby, it just means that you are an emotional human being.

Having emotions is better than being “dead” inside.

I too will tear up at certain commercials or movies.

But usually I will cry when I mood cycle

It’s all good @Charles_Foster

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Once in a week. Once in two weeks. Usually when I am overwhelmed and annoyed by excess socialization. On that day at least twice in a day.

Sometimes by realization of how many things I have missed on. Realization of health problems. Not able to fit in as I want to.

Up until few years ago I was numbed out and had forgotten how crying felt like. But now I wonder what is this thing supposed to help with?

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You can cry around me anytime. I think it’s healthy to express emotions. I cry when I’m very sad and at the ending of Alf. But then I just rewatch it and feel better again. Until I get to the ending. I’m not kidding. Some shows make me cry a lot. I can’t watch emotional shows, ever.

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15 tablespoons of tears is max before it gets ‘not normal’ :crazy_face:

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