Question About Crying

A bit of a debate with some of my friends. We all agree that it is healthy to have a good cry sometimes (endorphins and all that), but is there a point when it becomes unhealthy? Nobody I know is able to come to an agreement on that. I'm just wondering what you all think.

Yes, it certainly is a big weight of your shoulders when things are just too hard. It is unhealthy though when you don’t do anything except for stay in bed and cry all day long. You have to get out too. It does make the day easier and go by faster when you keep yourself busy. Cry, but don’t cry a river ;) or an ocean, that is lol.

for me I can't cry even if I tried, I have allways bottled s*** up my whole life and I can't cry, I had my heart ripped out I wanted to die but yet I couldn't cry, I've been beat up my father and abandoned by my mum I still can't cry, I dunno I'll probably have a horrible midlife crisis or something and jump from a twenty story building or something

There is nothing wrong with having a good cry. Now if it gets to be every day, and you don't ever do anything but cry, then yeah....that can turn into something not healthy. But crying...for the most part...is fine. It makes you feel better.

i agree that crying is healthy and it sure does make you feel better i used to think it was lame to cry and bottled it up but one day it was too much and i cried for awhile and i felt so much better but crying too long or hard can make you feel sick and depressed you also need to get out and cheer up

thanks guys.

Not to change the subject, but this site is Depression Heaven...or Hell, take your pick. I think I actually started to feel a little bit better when I stopped coming here so regularly. Ouch, that must have hurt. Okay, my point is that being surrounded by depression, anger, hurt, it isn't good for anyone.

On the other hand, I have found some really good people here, some nice friends, and a lot of help on my poetry.

I think it's unhealthy if you have seemingly very little to worry about, yet you cry as though the whole world were hurtling down on you.
When I was younger I used to cry every single day because I thought about dentists...that becomes too much, so now I try to ignore the fear that closes in on me. It makes me feel so helpless that I have to cry. Now, though, I have learned to control the fear to some extent.

Of course, I know some people who do not cry about anything. They lose family, pets, prize possessions and they don't shed a tear.
Crying shows you care. It shows that you have lost something important, or you're afraid that you will.
Personally, I think it is better to cry about other people, other things, than strictly about yourself.

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I have a question. What if you can't cry? Sometimes so much happens and all i wanna do is cry it all out, but i can't. I just can't, no matter how much pain/sadness i feel. Is that a bad thing? I rarely cry unless i've gone overboard. Is that a bad thing? Or is that just normal? Do some poeple just not cry?

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The out of control crying where you make yourself sick...done that... doesnt feel too healthy

Crying is a normal reaction, normal reactions are often unhealthy, like throwing up when you get a fever, but the bottom line is that it's the only way the body knows how to handle such conditions.

Therefore, it's never unhealthy to cry, it releases stress hormones and as many endorphines as laughing.

I've cried hysterically for hours in bed unable to stop, but you know what? It made me feel better when I was done. Disregarding the salty eyes.

crying is very difficult for me... i only cry about every 3-4 months (like really cry, not including tear up). It feels so good when I finally get this cry out, wow.

however, if I cried everday, it wouldn't be the same. I wouldn't get the same relieved feeling from it. so no it wouldnt be healthy if i cried all the time

Crying Can Never Be Unhealthy, Next Time You Go To Your Doctor Ask Him Yourself, Crying Is Actually Health For You Physically As Well As Emotionaly xoxo-Nikki-xoxo