Does anyone else feel like absolute shit after crying?

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I had a horrible upset yesterday, I don’t cry very often anymore, I seem to have hardened to life but I was so hurt I sobbed my heart out. Today I feel dreadful, my head is throbbing, my eyes feel sensitive to light, I’ve got a weird hungover sort of feeling and then the horrible knotted pit on my stomach from the incident itself.

Honestly it’s fine..your body has spent a lot of energy holding onto that distress and now you’ve let it go.
It’s just taking stock and trying to heal itself
( I suspect there’s more to come..and if there is..the greatest healer of all..is sleep)

I do feel exhausted, I don’t know how to cope with the hurt-no ones died, my DH hasn’t left me or anything like that but I feel like I’ve been punched in the stomach. The person has stopped contact so I’ve got no way of resolving things, I’m hurt and confused and angry and tearful and it’s all just playing over and over in my head.

Yes. You describe it perfectly!

Yes and I have cried lots the last year!

It’s horrible isn’t it. I’ve felt cold all day too, to the bone-I’ve had my dressing gown on and a hot water bottle but I’m still shivering.

You're probably in a bit of shock too. I find emotional events like that get me right in my bones. It's ok to mind yourself for a bit. Warm drinks are soothing as well as literally warming. Take care.

Oh dear. Yes I've had that feeling after a big emotional upheaval. Sorry you're so upset. You'll start to feel better soon, once the inital shock wears off.

Try to look after yourself with a bit of self care, warm bath, hot drink and a good book or funny film then try to get an early night. If you can't sleep for thinking about it maybe try something like an audio book or podcast or even some guided meditation. A good rest always helps.

Yes,I know that feeling well.

Crying is exhausting, and can leave me headachy. Drinking a few glasses of water helps I find, then a really decent cup of tea.

Thankyou for all the lovely replies, I didn’t sleep a wink last night, it was just playing over and over and then today I’ve been trying to just carry on as normal but I’ve not really been hearing what people or saying, I feel a bit ‘out of body’ if that makes sense.

As soon as DH gets home I’m going to have a long soak in the bath then get into bed with a hot water bottle and my book.

Hope you're ok
Yes I vomit when I cry really hard - I hate it and it drains me 😔

The headache, dizziness and the feeling in my eyes and on my cheeks from the tears, it burns like mild acid.

It's like being in the middle of a terrible cold for a while.

So sorry OP, hugs. I've had a similar feeling many times ♥

Yes, at the moment I am grieving the loss of a good friend. Banging headache and a feeling I have been turned inside out.

I’m sorry you’re feeling like this and I have been the same fairly recently. I find that my teeth hurt as well, especially in the morning after grinding them in my sleep.

The hangover/cold type feeling is the adrenaline wearing off because you’ve had a big spike in stress hormones.

Hope you can relax a bit tonight and you make peace with whatever the situation is soon

Oh yes I'm always exhausted, and my eyes seem to burn. I always look appalling until the next day too, really piggy eyes.

I'm sorry you're having a tough time

Yes I understand! I had a meltdown on the Fri night before Christmas. I cried way more than I have for ages. I felt awful afterwards and needed an early night. Then the next day felt drained. Hope you feel ok now.