To think there's something wrong with me.

[Hellosunshine30]

Hi everyone.

I'm not really sure how I would start writing this post or if I would even write it at all because it sounds absolutely ridiculous .

For the last 3 and a bit years I have become a very overly emotional person. Like, I can't get through the day without crying at something. I was telling a story of George Michael today about when he phoned into this morning and gifted money to a guest and I started crying. I didn't even get the whole story out,just his name

I feel like it's not always sad things either. It can be silly things too. It really starting to annoy me as I am becoming so much more aware of it and I now don't tell stories to people incase I cry.

I'm saying it was over 3 years ago as I went through a terrible break up. I didn't even cry when we broke up (numb) but I feel it was after this that it opened up some sort of emotional door. Before break up I wouldn't say I was as emotional.

I am healthy, a new mum and 32 years old. I wouldn't say it's my pregnancy hormones for crying recently as it's no different than when I was before pregnancy.

Maybe I'm over thinking this whole thing lol just wondering if anyone is the same?

Im pregnant and cry at everything. I just burst into tears because a girl won a race in the atheltics on the tv. Yesterday it was because of an advert for homeless dogs.

I utterly put it down to preggo hormones.

Give yourself a break. Youre a new mum. Youre probably tired. Its a lot to adjust too.

Have you considered post natal depression?

That's better than being emotionless, isn't it?

I very rarely feel emotion about anything, and sometimes I worry that there's something wrong with me!

I never cried before i went through the Menopause.

Our hormones can be constantly changing and make us over emotional.

That's better than being emotionless, isn't it?
I very rarely feel emotion about anything, and sometimes I worry that there's something wrong with me! shock

Depends by what you mean by "emotionless", doesn't it? Good to feel happy emotions but I'd prefer not to be crying all over the shop.

@Hellosunshine30 at least you haven't burst out screaming at the sight of the ceilings in the Sistine Chapel.

I'm the same and I had my dd 10 years ago!

I cry at loads of stuff. I mean, I wouldn't scream at the sistene chapel or anything, but I do get emotional when I see injustice and unfairness. I cry at Neighbours (TV show) when something sad happens, which I get relentlessly ribbed about.

I don't think there's anything wrong with it.

I also cry when I'm angry, which admittedly isn't often, but it does piss me off. Sometimes my tears come out involuntary.

I think you are a highly sensitive person, maybe an empath. We take on people's emotions and are empathetic and get caught up in emotions.
I was once a cold hearted bitch, (or so various abusive ex partners have told me), but since having children, DD is 19 and DS is 18, I am an emotional wreck and cry at everything! Mind you, I do come from an abusive home and married an abusive narcissistic man.
You might be having delayed reactions to your bad breakup and getting triggered by events in your life.
Or you have just become more sensitive to life.......I am exactly the same!
Embrace your sensitivity and just remember to carry tissues!

Hellosunshine30 at least you haven't burst out screaming at the sight of the ceilings in the Sistine Chapel

I think OP should avoid Rome all together, just in case :-)

Perfectly normal OP. Various difficult times and becoming a parent have made me much more emotional in the last decade- no bad thing as long as it doesn't result in you screaming at art.

Thanks for all your replies

Glad to see I'm not the only one.

It's not PND. I was very worried I would get PND being highly emotional etc but thankfully I didn't. Just a very sensative soul and I must agree with the empathetic comment. I also work in a hospital and I seen to manage to control my feelings at work, but anything else, anywhere else, I am an absolute wreck!!!

I'll certainly maybe give rome a wide berth x

@Butchyrestingface 😂

There's nothing wrong with you! You sound lovely!

I find the 4-7-8 breathing technique helpful if I feel like I'm going to loose it. It's so hard trying to hold/ release breath for that long. Good luck OP but don't push it away, I think being so sensitive is a beautiful thing. Embrace it x

I read a new scientist article that said Tears contain hormones that’s why after we cry we feel much better - the hormones have left our bodies...

it might be worth getting your hormones tested as maybe your are overproducing????