To think a lot of OPs seem to cry at the drop of a hat in life?

[OldFan]

I mean, I know we can't believe all we read on here, and some of them could be completely made up threads and the person claiming they're crying to add to the drama factor.

But a lot of them seem really grizzly, don't they? (I don't mean any one thread.)

I think I cried once in the last few years or something- the other week when my block was flooded and everyone was evacuated. I was storing my best friend's stuff, some of it books that are worth thousands, and thought they might be damaged/devalued. Thankfully all was ok in the end.

I’ve always cried at the drop of a hat. It’s not that I feel things more deeply, I’m not sad, or depressed. I’m not particularly empathetic. I’m just a crier - when I’m frustrated, when someone else is upset and I feel for them, when I laugh, and (most annoyingly) when I’m angry. I have no idea why, but I just seem to literally have overactive tear ducts. My friends find it hilarious when I start crying and laughing at the same time. It’s not sobbing, just tears. It’s very very annoying. Strangely I don’t particularly cry when I’m sad.

I only really cry when I’m laughing a lot.

I can end up in a terrible state if something is truly hilarious.

I’m one that cries easily. It’s a curse.
My eyes filled up at a TikTok of an injured animal that was rescued tonight.
I’ve also sobbed loads today due to a seriously ill relative, but I do cry at work sometimes which is embarrassing. It’s usually down to stress or frustration when things have gone tits up.

I hate the phrases spit my tea out/snorted tea out of my nose - usually because they are supposedly laughing at some very mildly 'amusing' aside.

I am a crier. I used to cry at school if I was told off. I cry when I get angry or frustrated or stressed. For example I have been trying to sort a GP appointment for a few days and just can't get through to the right person - even though I know its not urgent - I cry.

I don't tend to cry at films or sad news stories but I do have a very low stress threshold for crying.

I cry regularly usually when frustrated and or overwhelmed; can't stop once I start!

Tv shows set me off too!

And anything mildly amusing causing tea to be spat out. Preferably all over the keyboard.

I think mine is hormonal. I cry at some point in the day or 2 before my period. Some months it's about something big, sometimes it's stress, sometimes it's little things that just feel like the final straw and sometimes I'm not even sure what I'm crying about. Then the following day I wonder why the fuck it seemed such a big deal

This thread reminds me of when Megan Markle was sat on the kitchen floor sobbing, Harry just ‘happened’ to find her and he said there was an ‘eyewitness’ who can back up the claim, all because Kate let her know the bridesmaids’ dresses needed to be finished as it was 4 days til the wedding. Something tells me she was watching out the window for Harry to arrive and said, quick, let me get on the floor and sob haha.

I cry at the drop of a hat, but I am not sad. My eyes leak like I am in bits, except I am not.
Frustratingly, it happens every time anyone tries to engage in small talk with me.
I have never met anyone else who goes through the same.

Same here. My DH's dying seemed to turn on a tap, though rarely in public. I often tear up when I talk about him (doing it right now just typing), but put it down to not having opportunities to talk about him as people stop asking and I live alone.

I never used to, but now I can tear up at anything, but it usually is just that my eyes water slightly for a moment. People often wouldnt even notice.

I can't remember the last time I sobbed.

That's upsetting to hear ☹️ what do you miss the most about him?

I can tear up at sentimental books, movies, even commercials, or something just touches me emotionally. Sometimes I cry if I feel hurt or upset, I’d say most women do. It’s not very often and I do it privately. I don’t cry in front of people to manipulate them.

I feel that it was more of a pity the way he was manipulated and cheated by Tom Parker.
And all the uppers and downers to help him perform.
I’ve seen photos of him coming off stage and he looked physically wrecked.
I’m not saying that he is a candidate for sainthood.
I do think he was the most beautiful man to ever walk this earth.
And I think Austin Butler really did him proud.
I remember when Elvis died, very clearly.

I hadn’t cried for a long time but currently being bullied at work and the last 7 months I’ve cried more than I had for the last 7 years together. Everyone has different thresholds. I think a lot on here is to get attention but not necessarily comments about crying.

No, I don't cry if I feel hurt or upset. It has to be something huge, like a death of someone I love. So very very rare, not more than every few years. There seems to be a big range, people are very different.

I do find that I cry much less than when I was younger, and it’s not over trivial things.

I cry really easily, feeling happy, sad, proud, nostalgic, all sorts of things set me off. Having said that it is usually a small, teary wobble that I keep to myself as much as possible rather than lying on the floor sobbing or posting about it on Mumsnet

I cry often - happy, sad, listening to music, at the news, just moved to it. But i don’t think I’ve ever posted about it on here except when I was having my miscarriages and there was a supportive thread of women in the same shitty boat. Or on the thread a few days ago asking when you last cried 😂

Disappointingly I’ve never cried and shaken. Normal crying is such a regular occurrence for some of us we don’t bother to post about it.

I nursed my father through lung cancer and remained practical and stoic. I helped my mum organise his funeral and cracked on.
six months later I couldn’t find the key to wind his old mantle clock he’d given me and I just dissolved. I was heartbroken and in that moment I projected the lot on to a key, a key which DH found moments later.
Sometimes you need a good cry I think.

I didn't use to cry at all, but now that one of my relatives is dying, it takes very little to prompt me to have a little sob. Luckily this happens when I'm on my own, and no one is there to witness it. I think it's actually a healthy way of getting rid of some of the excess stress - I sob very intensely and then when I stop, I feel a bit clearer.

I'm sure some people have always cried at the drop of a hat, but I think there are many more like me who regularly sob because we're this close to breaking, and it's the only way we hold it together. By letting some of the tension out.

Sometimes I sob because I'm upset. Sometimes I sob because I think of how lovely a friend has been to me, and I'm so damn grateful. It's very cathartic getting it out.

Thank you for asking IWineAndDon'tDine - excellent username by the way.

Usually things he said, or the kind of person he was, part of a wider conversation I might be in. He was larger than life, very funny, and those who knew him remember his ways very well indeed. It's hard to identify, but often I find I'm tearing up before I know it.
I should emphasise that I don't find the crying upsetting or embarrassing, and tell people so as they might think they've set me off. They always get it, which is lovely.

I hardly ever cry. I do not care if some people cry a lot, but I hate how people use it to judge peoples level of distress.