I rarely cry, and I don't find that crying provides any emotional relief at all. For me, crying makes a bad situation even worse.
Crying gives me a nasty headache that lasts for hours;
Crying gives me nasty sinus pain that lasts for hours or even leads to a sinus infection [I have narrow sinuses];
Crying gives me red itching flaking skin on my face because tears irritate my sensitive skin;
and there's also a risk of sobbing so hard that I can barely breathe - sobbing involuntarily with a forcefulness almost like vomiting.
I'm genuinely glad if crying helps some people, and I am all in favour of people giving themselves permission to cry, but for me, it's never been an emotional outlet - it's just made me feel even worse physically.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2020-04-15 01:18 pm (UTC)Crying gives me a nasty headache that lasts for hours;
Crying gives me nasty sinus pain that lasts for hours or even leads to a sinus infection [I have narrow sinuses];
Crying gives me red itching flaking skin on my face because tears irritate my sensitive skin;
and there's also a risk of sobbing so hard that I can barely breathe - sobbing involuntarily with a forcefulness almost like vomiting.
I'm genuinely glad if crying helps some people, and I am all in favour of people giving themselves permission to cry, but for me, it's never been an emotional outlet - it's just made me feel even worse physically.