Crying quite a bit lately (me, that is) - is this normal?

[DreamingofChocolate]

sorry, didn't know what topic to put this under. Have changed my name as well.

I just need to know that how Im feeling lately is pretty normal - been in a flood of tears this morning and last night. I am a happy person (I think), happy marriage, and I have one DS who is 8.

It is thoughts about ds that are making me cry - I love him SO SO much - he is a normal kid, funny and frustrating at the same time! I feel guilty for telling him off or being too hard on him, being impatient etc., wanting him to hurry up and go to bed/sleep so I can get on with chores etc. then missing him when he is asleep and sitting by his bed again watching him sleep peacefully! I just feel I beat myself up about things too much.

Also, I look at photos of him when he was younger and just yearn to get those years back again - I won't have any more children (may be that is part of it) and the passing of his childhood years (in a flash, it seems) makes me feel old too.

Oh for goodness sake I am crying as I am typing this!

I think you are suffereing from depression. You need to see your gp. I did EXACTLY the same as you are doing now when my dd started school. That baby part of her life had passed and I wasnt needed as much. I got ad's from the gp and slowly started to feel better. You are normal, please do not feel that you are not, being a mother makes you nutty. Hope you feel better soon. Take Care xx

I am like this lately, but don't show any other signs of depression, I sleep well, eat as normal, haven't any problems concentrating or socialising etc. but yet I cry so bloody easily it's embarassing.

My dc are all moving to new stages of their lives around now, and I cannot look at photos of them as younger children without bawling!

If I read a book where people are nice to each other or some emotional scene I howl. That thread about the random acts of kindness from strangers had me in a right state.

Even thinking something emotional has me crying, which is not on when I am out shopping or whatever.

I was always the type to cry at soppy films, but this is rediculous. I am hoping it just passes soon.

Am like this too, have been putting it down to my hormones and age.

thanks for replies so far - potoftea, I sleep well eat well, etc. so no other signs of depression really either.

it's as though ds's life has gone by so fast so far, I find myself trying to remember him when he was a baby, toddler - what it was we used to do together, wishing I could play it all back as if it was on a video and getting upset that I can't.

I had better not read that random acts of kindness thread then ...

going to pull myself together now and get on with some chores/paperwork - it's probably not great that I have got a day off from work today (normally good news!), ds is on a school trip (am a big worrier, car accidents etc), dh and mum all away.

I think that awful crash where the two young boys died at the weekend has affected me, I can't imagine what their mother must be going through; makes one think of their own dear ones).

try to focus on positive stuff if you can, make a list of 10 positive things about your life if it helps. And think of all the good stuff you have to look forward to with ds. Ikwym though, I just want to press rewind sometimes. I had a visit to school with dd who's starting after the summer and came home very weepy. Keeping busy good idea too.