is it normal for people to cry over nothing? like seriously! i think something is wrong with me, maybe depression or something? but i can just sit here and start crying for hours. and so many things will just run throug my head.. do i need help?!
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Mental health? blwinteler answered Thursday August 17 2006, 11:14 pm: It can be perfectly normal, and it can be a sign of something worse, like depression.
Here are some questions to consider:
When not having a crying spell, how do you feel? Are you able to be happy in general? Or are you feeling sad or distressed most of the time?
Do you still enjoy the things you used to enjoy?
When with friends, are you having a good time?
Do you find your crying spells have a pattern, like around your period, or in certain places, or around certain people? Or are they totally random?
Are there any particular thoughts that trigger this?
How do you feel after a crying spell? Do you feel worse, or do you feel relieved?
Are you sleeping alright?
Are you eating normally (not too often, not too little)?
Have you been holding in emotions in the past? It is possible they are just catching up with you and you need to let it out.
If you are able to enjoy things as usual and you feel relieved after a crying spell, you are sleeping normally, and your eating habits have not really changed, this crying is normal.
If there is a pattern, well, that can help you to resolve it. If you cry more around your period (I am assuming you are a female, if you are not, I do apologize), then it is hormonal and also very normal. If a particular person, place, or thought triggers it, perhaps they should be either confronted or avoided, depending on the situation.
If you find yourself having very negative thoughts or this moodiness starts to interfere with the rest of your life, it can't hurt to talk to your doctor about it. But if the rest of your life is as usual for you, don't worry. That will just make you cry more, and that will create a downward spiral that could turn into something more. [ blwinteler's advice column | Ask blwinteler A Question ]
orphans answered Thursday August 17 2006, 4:51 pm: yes. it is totally normal. sometimes you think of a topic... that makes you cry,... then you might think of another topic that is somehow connected to it. and it keeps going on and on and on. dont worry!
and there is nothing wrong with you... its only human!
more_than_a_feeling answered Wednesday August 16 2006, 5:44 pm: It's completely normal and happens to everyone. Sometimes you just get really stressed out or start feeling really shitty and well...it feels like everything sucks for a while. But if you let yourself cry and get it out you'll feel better pretty quickly. If it happens really really often, you should talk to your parents about it because you might suffer from more than just acute depression. I hope you feel better!! Just remember, you're so not alone. [ more_than_a_feeling's advice column | Ask more_than_a_feeling A Question ]
deathwillcome answered Wednesday August 16 2006, 3:18 am: Actually, this is very normal. I actually think that you might have been holding in your emotions lately...or you have high stress...either way...a lot of the people I know, have had this happen to them offten...I have been through it too...do not worry. You are not going insane or something...when you cry, you think about things...it is a normal phsycological behavior...don't worry. I hope that I helped, and remember, my inbox is always open. You don't have to rate, but it would be nice. Thanks! [ deathwillcome's advice column | Ask deathwillcome A Question ]
SHELBYcrunkpants answered Wednesday August 16 2006, 3:06 am: Welcome to the great world of hormones.
Lola answered Wednesday August 16 2006, 2:09 am: Hey,
I read your problem and I think that what you are going through is completely normal and it happens to all people.
But its usually because there is something that is bothering you or something from inside you that you don't feel happy about, or something in your life that is just simply not right, not in place. I hope you understand what i mean.
For example, from a couple of years, i was always known as the miserable depressed freak who cries 24 hours a day, i used to cry about everything and anything whether there is a reason for it or not. And it was because my life was really dull and boring and i didn't have alot of friends and activities which i could occupy my time with, and things that i would love to do and spend all my time in.
But then i changed myself, and my life style and found some really good hobbies and took a sport and came here to work on this site to help other people who are feeling down about themselves and their lives.
And here i am, look what i have become. From a very miserable depressed person to the happiest person in this whole entire world.
And you can be just like me, because there is no difference between me and you at all. Deep inside you , you are a truly amazing person, but you are just too blind with tears to see it, and to see through your own self.
So why don't you think of looking on the bright side and meeting new people, and taking up a new sport or working online or getting a part time job or hanging out or finding an activity which you could occupy your time with .
I mean.. there is much more things in life that you don't know about or haven't experienced, and you most certainly won't ever experience as long as your sitting on a chair crying your eyes out.
Get up and live your life and have fun and mess around and do anything you want to do.
We only live one life, and we only have one chance , so take it and live your life.
I am telling you this to try and encourage you and point out things to you which you are not aware of. Haven't you ever asked yourself when you were crying, why you are crying?
Honestly, give yourself a second to think of it and you will feel silly for just sitting and crying while everyone else is having a good life. And your not different from anyone, then you should use your talents and gifts and the great personality you have and take advantage of it. You know, you could have a really really good life, only if you listened and really tired hard to work things out.
But don't repeat the same mistake i did, because i spent 6 years crying every day just like you,and i refused to hear anyone advise me, and then after all this time, i finally listened to someone, and in the blink of an eye , i became a completely different person, and i could have done this from the beginning, but only if i listened. And now i really regret all this time i wasted, while i could have had the best times of my life. So don't be like me, and listen to this advise from an experienced person. [ Lola's advice column | Ask Lola A Question ]
dirtyxkitty answered Tuesday August 15 2006, 11:47 pm: If you want to cry, you should just get it all out. Better to express it in than keep it in. But if you can't stop crying i think you should put in a funny movie. [ dirtyxkitty's advice column | Ask dirtyxkitty A Question ]
xTakemeawayox answered Tuesday August 15 2006, 11:38 pm: well cryin is normal for people. but if you dont know why. maybe you should go to a place and see why. You maybe depressed you may not. you may jus cry because you are an emotional person.
summerGIRL_xo answered Tuesday August 15 2006, 11:18 pm: it depends. if your a teenager, hormones run wild and may cause you to cry over nothing. but if you fidn yourself thinking of ways to hurt yourselves you may depressed, or if you don't want to get out of bad all the time and you're ALWAYS crying, you may want to seek help because you may be depressed. but, yes, sometimes people just get sad/stressed and will cry over 'nothing" [ summerGIRL_xo's advice column | Ask summerGIRL_xo A Question ]
karenR answered Tuesday August 15 2006, 10:45 pm: Aw well it is if you are a teen. Depression is normal. Part of the great hormonal onslaught!
So long as it comes and goes it is natural. If it
comes on and just WILL NOT go away for weeks at a time, then you may want to seek some professional help.
If you have a school physical coming up soon, or a trip to the doctor, mention it. But it should be nothing to worry about if you go through bouts of depression. :) [ karenR's advice column | Ask karenR A Question ]
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