A poll on crying

[van]

Based on a conversation I had with a friend last weekend, I bring you a poll on crying. I have set this poll up to be as anonymous as possible, meaning people can't click to see who voted what, so I ask that you vote honestly and not how you think you "should" vote, or whatever. I realize this is not going to be conclusive of anything more than

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[famira]

I guess overall I'm uncomfortable with seeing crying at all? And I say this as a kind of blubberer myself (as in I'll start tearing up at any kind of confrontation and it's like this uncontrollable reaction - it's embarrassing, because I feel like it's a sign of weakness on my part and it also could look like crocodile tears, except it's not :( ). I do think reason is important, but I think just the...openness of it to me makes me uncomfortable. Like it's scary in how open the act of it is? I'm not sure if I'm making sense.

[famira]

Are you me :( Except I don't even have the foresight to try to escape, I just kind of sit there feeling it coming and being paranoid the person I'm talking to will think I'm trying to manipulate them and then that just makes me even more nervous. I'm just like, I don't know why it's happening, it just DOES.

[ltdead]

I'm the exact same way - along with the 'hiding in the bathroom' thing telegramsam mentioned.

[famira]

Sucks, doesn't it? Like, I feel okay crying in private but not in public. It's the worst trying to keep it down and knowing you're doing a bad job of it and the other person might notice too. Like you wish they could look the other way.