How often do you cry?

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I hardly ever cry, just in relation to someone dying really. I have a friend who's quite emotional, I've seen her cry from frustration over quite small things. And many Mumsnetters seem prone to crying! So I would go years without crying, this seems quite normal to me. Well, actually, funnily enough I can cry at a film! Other than that, funerals and big things only. What about others?

About twice a month, but things are objectively a bit shit. I won't bore you. If I had good health, a good life partner, a healthy family and good friends, then I don't think I would cry much at all.

Daily

I used to cry every single day (I don't know if it was menopause or going through divorce that made me do it). For a few years now I've not cried at all and never felt close to it - I feel as though I've cried too many tears in my life and won't be able to every cry again.

I used to cry a lot, but just lately I've realised I've not cried for about five years. I'm in my 50's.

Almost never. Didn't even cry when my dad passed. It's not a good thing.

Every day.

I'm much the same OP. I can cry over animal related things, but otherwise hardly ever. I used to when I was young, but not now. I do get a bit teary eyed over some things for a couple of seconds, but actual crying, no.

If you include crying at the television, probably daily! I’m ridiculously easy to manipulate with some soppy music and a sentimental storyline. Outside of that, it’s probably about once a week but I do have a very stressful job. I rarely cry about anything else. One of my DC was very unwell (in hospital) earlier this year and that made me cry.

I hardly ever cry - I don’t think that’s a good thing as I think feelings need to be acknowledged be they good or bad

I do feel that it’s healthy to feel your feelings, have a good howl and then work out what to do about what’s upsetting me- that is of course much more difficult when whatever is upsetting you is out of your control

I do of course cry (without fail) at things like seeing the grandchildren in the nativity, school plays etc

Crying is 100% one of the biggest outlets when I'm having an autistic meltdown or feeling overstimulated or dysregulated at all, so my frequency of crying depends very much on what is going on in my life and how well I'm managing my needs. Coming up to Christmas, there were a lot of tears, some more dramatic than others. However, since my diagnosis and understanding my neurology better, I've found I cry far less often than I used to. When my children were young, it would sometimes be several times a day.

I could have one day when I don’t cry at all or another when it feels like I’ve spent the day crying. I figure better out than in.

Not very often. I get moved and well up a bit but genuinely can’t remember the last time I sobbed and sobbed. It was a weekly occurrence when I lived with my abusive ExH.

I was a very emotional teen - undiagnosed ADHD and shit emotional regulation but as I’ve gotten older I’m far better at managing it - anxiety notwithstanding which I’m crippled by. Sometimes that gets too much and I’ll have a bit of a cry, but it’s over in minutes.

I am on an SSRI though and it does dull my emotions - both happy and sad.

Rarely.

Almost daily at the moment but I lost someone incredibly dear to me a month ago and we had the funeral very recently. Usually probably once a week.

Never. I'll only cry out a contact lens and no one will care how I am anyway.
My eyes well up at things but I don't cry.

If you'd asked me a few weeks ago, I'd have said once or twice a year max. Sometimes went years between cries. Aaaand then everything imploded, and now it's once or twice a week. And once or twice a day over Christmas.

Not very often. I get moved and well up a bit but genuinely can’t remember the last time I sobbed and sobbed.

That pretty much describes me.
I'm sorry to read that some posters cry daily. I hope you manage to find a way to improve your lives.

The last time was about a month ago - crappy situation with a friend which is still not resolved but I am feeling calmer about it all now.
Otherwise usually just when I feel a bit sorry for myself for whatever reason. I don't cry about things that other people might shed a tear for e.g. death of a celeb or sad scenes on the news.

I’ve been crying every day recently, I’ve got a serious health condition which is getting worse.

Was most days (from exhaustion) and now i’m on a low dose of Sertraline and hardly ever cry.

I honestly cant remember the last time I cried.
Before I started HRT I could feel myself getting into a rage and angry but not enough to cry.

I rarely/never cry based on my everyday life.

However I’ve recently been watching multiple “Long Lost Family” repeats and literally every programme I’m welling up but mainly triggered by the people crying on the show. Likewise if it’s a film with an emotional scene and the music soundtrack is just right, I can be blubbing away!

Rarely. I hate it. I have cried more this year as my ds died but it didn't make me feel any better. I find swearing more therapeutic 😀

I often respond to others' tears, but only those I know well and feel for them. A NDN whose DH has just been taken in to aged care now he's too much for her was weeping a bit in her phone call to me, and apologising for it - not needed as far as I was concerned, but important for her sense of self-control, I could see. I was very close to tears at the end of the call.

It doesn't take much to set me off when my late DH comes up. I get so few opportunities to talk about him that I'm quickly close to tears. I don't mind a bit, it's other people who get embarrassed.

I'm having a bit of a weep just writing this.

Rarely these days. I have grown less emotional as I have aged. Able to shrug things off more. One of the benefits of ageing.