Is it weird to enjoy crying?

Like when I'm alone & bored I like watching videos on Youtube that makes me cry, things I can empathise/sympathise with. I sometimes like the feeling it gives me aside when I'm deeply thinking about something that reduces my to tears. Is this lame? Can anyone relate? :smile:

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Reply 1

Anonymous263

12

its a little weird if you do it a lot and enjoy it

Reply 2

Yeah dude

16

Original post by Multitalented me

Like when I'm alone & bored I like watching videos on Youtube that makes me cry, things I can empathise/sympathise with. I sometime like the feeling it gives me aside when I'm deeply thinking about something that reduces my to tears. Is this lame? Can anyone relate? :smile:

Well sometimes I enjoy doing it to unload my emotions, but that's only like once a month, and I don give a donkeys ass that I'm male, screw you sea world

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Reply 3

Rum Ham

20

I don't think its weird to enjoy crying every now and again. You probably need the emotional release and that is why you enjoy it.

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Reply 4

iammeyouareyou

13

Nah, it's a way of release.

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MrMango

Original post by Multitalented me

Like when I'm alone & bored I like watching videos on Youtube that makes me cry, things I can empathise/sympathise with. I sometime like the feeling it gives me aside when I'm deeply thinking about something that reduces my to tears. Is this lame? Can anyone relate? :smile:

Are you being serious?

Are you male?

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1501

9

No - it relieves stress and makes you feel better. I enjoy a good cry once in a while.

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Yeah dude

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Original post by MrMango

Are you being serious?

Are you male?

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He/she is not a sheeple and not afraid of crying, although 'enjoying' it all the time might not be so healthy

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Reply 8

Octohedral

16

No, it's perfectly normal (look up catharsis).

It's possible emotional crying releases endorphins. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090116110600AAIECYK :smile:

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username1495504

17

Nah, last time I proper cried I had a 5 hour headache afterwards. That was not enjoyable.

Reply 10

gr8wizard10

21

I cried today because of faze pamaj.

Reply 11

FATchristopher

11

There are 3 types of tears physiologically speaking. One is natural tear barrier present at all times that provides lubrication. The other is tears that is in response to an irritant e.g. dust and we cry to remove it. The third is tears out of emotion, joy or sadness. This type of tear was found to have different composition to other types of tear. It contains certain chemicals that trigger stress and anxiety. Which is why it can be helpful to cry as overall is reduces stress and makes you feel better,

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Asexual Demigod

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Original post by MrMango

Are you being serious?

Are you male?

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So being emotionally sensitive and empathetic is not masculine? I suppose every man should be a cold, stoic individual who cares about no one else. :rolleyes:

Reply 13

Kaeseia

9

If you specifically enjoy the act of crying... yes, that would be weird.

If you're enjoying the circumstances surrounding it (e.g. joyous tears caused by a wedding) or even the release of pent up emotion, no.

Reply 14

askew116

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Original post by Multitalented me

Like when I'm alone & bored I like watching videos on Youtube that makes me cry, things I can empathise/sympathise with. I sometimes like the feeling it gives me aside when I'm deeply thinking about something that reduces my to tears. Is this lame? Can anyone relate? :smile:

It's not weird at all. It's a very cathartic and above all, human, emotion.

I do it sometimes when I'm in the mood. Either, like you say, at touching YouTube videos, or I'll put on a DVD that I know is a tearjerker, and just enjoy the experience. I feel 10x better afterwards, without fail. :smile:

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Powpowpowpowpow

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Original post by FATchristopher

There are 3 types of tears physiologically speaking. One is natural tear barrier present at all times that provides lubrication. The other is tears that is in response to an irritant e.g. dust and we cry to remove it. The third is tears out of emotion, joy or sadness. This type of tear was found to have different composition to other types of tear. It contains certain chemicals that trigger stress and anxiety. Which is why it can be helpful to cry as overall is reduces stress and makes you feel better,

I really wish this weren't true.

If by holding it in I'm bathing my brain in stress chemicals, what is happening to me when I cry and am left feeling sore, sick and depressed? I dunno if it's healthy but I feel a good 3 or 4 times better if I don't cry.

To OP, I have no idea if it's healthy or safe or not, but I really can't relate as I find crying so unpleasant and makes me feel like crap after.

Reply 16

poison ivii

Original post by Drunk.Monk

I find crying sexy. Sometimes I play with myself whilst listening to sad songs like do they know it's christmas. It's the best release of tension.

No OP I do not think you are weird. I dont think I like to cry, but I definitely feel better for it after.
However I do find it rather peculiar that one would cry and listen to sad songs whilst playing with them selves..ha

Reply 17

FATchristopher

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Original post by Powpowpowpowpow

I really wish this weren't true.

If by holding it in I'm bathing my brain in stress chemicals, what is happening to me when I cry and am left feeling sore, sick and depressed? I dunno if it's healthy but I feel a good 3 or 4 times better if I don't cry.

To OP, I have no idea if it's healthy or safe or not, but I really can't relate as I find crying so unpleasant and makes me feel like crap after.

What are you crying about though if you don't mind me asking? (Sorry but I think this might be important)

Maybe for the short term you don't feel as bad as you are just putting stresses and worries etc. aside and forgetting about them. But obviously it can build up and come to a tipping point which I would assume is unhealthy.

Reply 18

Lilyghz

12

Nah, well, it's certainly not unacceptable. I make myself cry all the time whenever things get a bit too much for me and I feel heaps better afterwards.

Reply 19

Badshah

It's weird to enjoy it.

Is it weird to enjoy crying?

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