Haven't cried in 4 years?

masti123

Basically I'm 18, and I haven't cried nor felt the urge in cry in about 4 years. I'm not sure if this is normal or not. I have been through alot of stuff in them years like family members and friends dying etc but I've never felt the urge to cry. Is it bad that i don't cry, can this lead up to serious physiological problems? Or am i just incapable of showing emotion?

Macavity.

Yeah, I'm the same. Can't recall the last time I cried. Not an emotional person at all.

guitarzero

Better out than in.

GerB40

The last time I cried was on hill 16 when Tipp won the All-Ireland in 2010, the only time I cried with delight..

Candy_Girl

Yep you're a freak just like me :pac:

Paramite Pie

People express emotion differently. There could be other factors but some people are more 'practical' than 'emotional'. Crying doesn't do much good, does it?

It's also possible that you may be suppressing or bottling emotion. Do films/songs get to you??

Do you feel detached from the world?

Candy_Girl

guitarzero wrote: »

Better out than in.

Nah better in then out :cool:

How Soon Is Now

I find i dont show any emotion towards really serious or bad things and then could cry at ****ing stupid things.

I wouldnt worry about it to much theres different ways of showing emotions unless u start totally feeling void to all kinds of situations you more then likely show your emotion in other ways sometimes your not even aware of.

In the 28 years ive been around i think and i im not even 100 percent sure he did ive seen me da cry once some people just dont show emotion in that way.

WILL NEVER LOG OFF

i might cry once every 6 months or so, and people say i'm cold.

4 years seems excessive , but sure if you're happy , go with it.

don't go looking for despair.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Yeah I get the whole ice cold thing too but really I'm anything but, I'm just careful. I used to never cry. Then last year some really bad things happened and I cried pretty much constantly. I'm getting better at keeping the tears in, I cried about a month ago, and before that was probably a few months.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

masti123 wrote: »

Basically I'm 18, and I haven't cried nor felt the urge in cry in about 4 years. I'm not sure if this is normal or not. I have been through alot of stuff in them years like family members and friends dying etc but I've never felt the urge to cry. Is it bad that i don't cry, can this lead up to serious physiological problems? Or am i just incapable of showing emotion?

My councillor says to me all the time that when something so horrific happens to you, that in order to protect you, your body shuts off from feeling the full extent of it at the time. I think it's like fight or flight mode.

Maybe one day it'll all just bubble up and you'll be upset over nothing, and everything. Or maybe you've the right attitude, and won't ever let something make you feel so terrible. Kind of like numb to life.

Ficheall

Stand on an up-turned plug in your bare feet.

wandatowell

I get my weekly crys when I watch that show "Long Lost Family" or something like that.

Its good to get them out. (the tears)

dd972

Those two lumps which have grown below your belt,..they're the reason!

Lalealea

masti123 wrote: »

Basically I'm 18, and I haven't cried nor felt the urge in cry in about 4 years. I'm not sure if this is normal or not. I have been through alot of stuff in them years like family members and friends dying etc but I've never felt the urge to cry. Is it bad that i don't cry, can this lead up to serious physiological problems? Or am i just incapable of showing emotion?

There is a hormone that does it. It doesn't mean you don't feel. Your body just does it differently. It is a response to the stress experienced by the sympathetic nervous system.

I don't think it means you feel less.

I cry personally I don't think it means you feel less than me. Just differently.

Esel

masti123 wrote: »

I've never felt the urge to cry.

You won't feel an urge to cry. It will just happen. When it does, just go with the flow.

osarusan

Every time I see Kramer versus Kramer.

Son Of A Vidic

dd972 wrote: »

Those two lumps which have grown below your belt,..they're the reason!

Inguinal hernia's are the reason?

Other than 2 funerals I haven't cried in about 16 years. When sober.

How Soon Is Now

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

I find i dont show any emotion towards really serious or bad things and then could cry at ****ing stupid things

I'm the very same. I can handle massive stuff without getting emotional, but I can also cry at the drop of a hat at
smaller stuff. There's probably some logic to it.

smash

Rub some Vicks under your eyes op

Tail Docker

Take out a Visa card and go wild with it for the first few weeks. After a bit, they'll send you a bill. That ought to do the trick. I know it often does for me anyway.

whiskeyman

Do you eat onions whole??

caustic 1

I am hopeless, only need to see someone else shed a few tears to set me off.

zetalambda

masti123 wrote: »

Basically I'm 18, and I haven't cried nor felt the urge in cry in about 4 years. I'm not sure if this is normal or not. I have been through alot of stuff in them years like family members and friends dying etc but I've never felt the urge to cry. Is it bad that i don't cry, can this lead up to serious physiological problems? Or am i just incapable of showing emotion?

Yes, I'm afraid this is the first phase of becoming a serial killer. Lack of empathy. Next will be a phase of chronic masturbation and dressing up in women's clothes.

jaffusmax

I would be more worried if you never Laugh or Smile even to yourself!!!!

zetalambda wrote: »

Next will be a phase of chronic masturbation and dressing up in women's clothes.

Define Chronic for me!!!! Now I am worried!

daheff

Boo hoo poor you

daheff

Maybe you are dehydrated??

thomas anderson.

I cry on the inside like a winner

Penny Tration

LexieOnRale wrote: »

My councillor says to me all the time that when something so horrific happens to you, that in order to protect you, your body shuts off from feeling the full extent of it at the time. I think it's like fight or flight mode.

Maybe one day it'll all just bubble up and you'll be upset over nothing, and everything. Or maybe you've the right attitude, and won't ever let something make you feel so terrible. Kind of like numb to life.

Your counsellor is bang on the money.

If our mind cannot cope with traumatic incidents, it can shut off emotions somewhat, and can even make you completely forget things (one year of my life, I have basically zero memories!). It's a defence mechanism, until you're ready to deal with and cope with the issues.

petes

Candy_Girl wrote: »

Yep you're a freak just like me :pac:

I was going to say that..great minds and all that!!

You snooze you lose!!