I found out this week that a woman, who I hold in high esteem, lost her husband. This event made me very sad. It made my cry. And in a way that made me feel like a fraud. I didn't know this man. I had never met him. And yet reading the order of service for his funeral and the eulogy that this woman had read made me cry and cry.
I do tend to be a bit of a cry baby. I cry at Hallmark ads, bank ads and sometimes insurance ads. I cry when anyone dies (even when I don't know them). I cry when I talk about how much I love someone. I cry when I talk about my faith. I cry when I think about the possibility of someone dying. And before you ask - Yes I cry no matter what time of the month it is.
I am not sure what it is about me, or women, that makes us more emotional. I am sure there is some hormonal explanation to do with the amount of estrogen or something. But I do often wonder - what purpose do my tears serve?
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I have a friend who is an emapathatic cryer.... she is moved to tears by people's circumstances. Not unlike you. I actually think it is sometimes a gift. People know you are genuine.
I am sorry for your friends loss aswell.
I'm sorry for your friend's loss, too. I reckon that an empathetic person can cry for the loss of another (whether they knew the deceased or not). Sometimes it is about our own grief about something (maybe entirely different). At least those who cry let out the emotion and have the chance to live it.
Why is it that I can cry when I don't want to (i.e. when in public and when it would be embarrassing), and when I have a deep, weight of melancholy in my room at night I can't?
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Oh I know what you mean I am a cryer too, happy events, sad events, non events. Thats ok. I am personally glad I am like that. I think it shows you are feel for others. You were crying because you flet another person pain in your heart. That is kind of nice dont you think? Too many people never do that at all.
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Oh I know what you mean I am a cryer too, happy events, sad events, non events. Thats ok. I am personally glad I am like that. I think it shows you are feel for others. You were crying because you flet another person pain in your heart. That is kind of nice dont you think? Too many people never do that at all.
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I'm exactly the same. Quantas adds set me off. I think its a personality thing- you just get more emotionally involved in the world around you. I used to try to supress it-but its part of who I am and like all things it can be great blessing when expressed in a helpful way. It can help people who are suffering to know that someone really cares.
Cheers,
Belinda
you know, if I lost someone close to me and someone I knew was grieved for me even without knowing my loved one, I would be touched. there's always a place for sharing this emotion but I think it's wonderful to be empathetic.
I think that's okay - empathy is in short supply with some people!
I've never been a crier - not that I suppress it; I just... don't cry. I have always envied people who cry easily.
I am a cryer. Over everything.
I think it is good to be able to cry over the loss of a person, even though you may not have known them. Many people attend funerals of those they have not really met, but know the widow/widower, and often you are crying for THEIR loss, not yours. Empathy. I attended a funeral of a young child, a relative of my partners,(I had never met them) and I cried from start to finish, for the loss of a child so innocent in terrible circumstances. Tears help you deal with pain and emotions, even if they can be embarrasing at times.
Sorry for your friends loss.
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