im so glad to see your post. I feel exactly the same as you, i have just turned 21 and never used to cry at any of the normal things... or if i did it was rare. Now i cry all the time whenever im anxious or a little stressed i wind myself up so much im unsure of what to do and i break down? Any suggestions to make this better? im looking to see a GP this week and looking into counselling sessions. I feel weak and pathetic, and dont like admitting this to anyone for those reasons which ultimately makes me feel even more isolated and alone. I just dont know what to do anymore.
Actually, crying is a healthy way to release those emotions before they build up. The problem lies in trying to uncover what it is inside you that is trying to come out. I haven't read all the other comments posted but I would like to suggest counseling that entails a deep emotional cleaning to find out what is really going on inside.
Best of luck to you. Maybe this link will help:
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I also have this problem it comes on through stressful situations or if someone makes me feel as if Im stupid or intimidates me I cry so hard I cant breathe I cant get out words its Horrible I cant stop it ...I also have anxiety and have had panick attacks its horrible i feel like I can no longer work I cant hold a job for more than 3 to 4 months anymore its terrible....so horrible dont know what to do...as I write this Im wondering how I will make it to work in the morning I have already called out for the last two days its so hard to get up the nerve or strength to go there... : (
I also have this problem it comes on through stressful situations or if someone makes me feel as if Im stupid or intimidates me I cry so hard I cant breathe I cant get out words its Horrible I cant stop it ...I also have anxiety and have had panick attacks its horrible i feel like I can no longer work I cant hold a job for more than 3 to 4 months anymore its terrible....so horrible dont know what to do...as I write this Im wondering how I will make it to work in the morning I have already called out for the last two days its so hard to get up the nerve or strength to go there... : (
Chronic depression? Over emotional? Unstable? Lack of Self esteem? Chemical imbalance?...You name it and I have been labeled it.
Like many of you, I am very glad I decided to google these specific symptoms (uncontrollable crying depression more than 10 years) and came across this discussion. I have many if not all of the symptoms most of you have posted on here and I have been dealing with this since I was very young.
I am a 26 year old female and I was diagnosed with depression at the age of 12. I have since struggled with the fear of having chronic depression. But I can remember having emotional problems even at a very young age as well.
I have gone through a laundry list of antidepressants for the past 7 years. The only one that really helped me was Celexa....However it did not really help because now that I am not taking it anymore all the emotional problems are raising their ugly heads again. Since I have been going to counseling I have learned some coping techniques, but they are just that. It seems like most emotions I experience just turn into crying.
I certainly have never felt normal. my crying episodes feel like seizures sometimes.... but after reading these posts I feel a little better.
i really need to find some vitamins or other natural substances to help me. I must be deficient in something. I wish some doctor could give me some answers rather than giving me emotional aspirin
I am also in the Masters program for MFT. maybe I chose this career because I am trying to understand myself? yes, but mostly because I want to help others dealing with the same problem.
I know it seems trivial but the simplest things we can do to help ourselves are proper diet, exercise, and adequate sleep. Other than that, when these episodes start coming on it is best to get up and get out. Go outside, move around, if you have dogs go pet them, if you are an artist or not go write something draw something. Be productive.
thank you all for sharing
I am 65 and recently accepted I'm an alcoholic . I have always cried easily when sharing emotional experiences and feelings, the bigger the group the worse i get.
I am 65 and recently accepted I'm an alcoholic . I have always cried easily when sharing emotional experiences and feelings, the bigger the group the worse i get. I am only 2 months into sobriety and expect the alcohol has suppressed my emotions to a degree over 50 years of troubled drinking.
i have this problem , i feel like something is wrong with me im the only person i know that crys for no reason over little things my mom said i have been doing this for ever. its uncontrollable, i never want to cry, and when someone asks me why im crying i have no explanation, it is so embarrasing i dont know what to do, i need answers to what this is or how to deal with it.
Don't know if it is a good or bad thing for you but I am just turned 60 and I have outbursts of sudden and prolonged crying. Then again, I have been diagnosed with recurrent depression. Anti-depressants work initially until your body gets used to the dosage, then you have to go on a stronger dose...not ideal.rr
I'm 17 now and i starting crying like this to when ever i was 16. Just little things make me want to cry. I have points where i ball and can't stop and some where it's just a few tears. It happens to me multiple times a day.
you are totally not alone
i have this aswell and well i think everywomen in my family does my mom and my moms mom. we are all very overdramatically emotional about the minor problems or confrontations.
i have used my crying before to feel childish and that people will treat me as so but im 21 and should be able to stand my own ground.i have watched my mom and gma and either learnt it or there is a genetic emotionl problem underlying in my genes because it really effects everything in my life .
now im not saying im not depressed but im not necessarily happy and well my mom and her mom have never really seemed happy either.i have erratic mood swings occasionally but the crying thing gets in the way at school and work as well as socially. all my friends avoid me in conversations because they know i might not understand or take it the ways they did......