The Mechanics of Crying (not really a Dr Who post)

[slumber]

I don't know why I keep priding myself on the fact that I rarely cry--in the last few years, I've proven myself wrong on many occasions, on more times than can be excused. Just because I didn't always cry when I was depressed--I'd usually cry from frustration, back in high school--didn't mean I had control over when I cried and when I didn't.

More recently, I cry when I'm overwhelmed by emotion, but it seems that even with that criterion, I still cannot figure out when that happens. Sometimes it feels like the tears that should be forthcoming don't come at all, and sometimes it feels like they sneak up on me whenever they feel like it.

siobhanohare just linked me to the last few moments of the Dr Who finale. I don't even know this show, but only a few minutes into the second youtube link and already I'm bawling like a baby.

Where the fuck did that come from?

The most I got out of Rent, which you all know I adore to the highest heavens, was a little teary-eyed. The same thing went for watching Love Actually on Valentine's Day with my recently-single-friend. Brokeback Mountain failed to move me, even though I swear I tried. :| The last time I remember seriously crying at something I've watched was I am Sam. (Before that, I also cried at A Walk to Remember.)

I can't figure out what makes me cry, and though it's frustrating me, I can't deny that I love the feeling of a good cry, primarily because it feels so good to purge.

(And if earlier I didn't know why I prided myself on the fact that I rarely cry because I actually cry quite often, now I'm not sure why I consider not crying something to be proud of. I think I actually like the act of crying.)

In any case, let me throw this back to my flist: Tell me about your crying habits. Do you cry easily or do you not, and regardless of your answer, what usually makes you cry?

Comments

[jetsam-porridge.livejournal.com]

Yes, I cry easily. EVERYTHING makes me cry. TV shows, books, songs, movies, people, dramas... hell, even THINKING about sad things can make me cry! I'm just one of those nutso emotional people. But I don't mind it so much, crying makes you feel SO much better. Even if it's only for a little while.

[slumber.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that. :P And it does, doesn't it? It's like WHOOSH! Suddenly whatever it is has just been let out, and damn that's good. (Of course, unless the reason you're crying is really crummy, and doesn't completely go away after just one cry and needs a couple more, in which case, ugh. :\)

[jetsam-porridge.livejournal.com]

Surprise. :P And if it's really REALLY crummy then it takes weeks of crying to get it out. :|

[slumber.livejournal.com]

*g* Ohhhh yeah. Weeks upon weeks, and even though you think you're all cried out, it starts ALLLLLL over again. :|

In the end though, it's all for the best, I think.

[jetsam-porridge.livejournal.com]

I guess eventually you get so sick of crying about it that you get over it. That's my theory, anyway, I'm in the process of testing it. I'll let you know how it goes!

[slumber.livejournal.com]

GMAIL IS YOUR FRIEND, CHARLI. :| *snuggles*

I have hypotheses, but no scientific way of proving them! Terrible. :O