How hard do/can you cry?
By Amber
@AmbiePam (92070)
United States
December 7, 2009 8:28pm CST
I don't cry a lot. I cried so much as a child and then as a teenager that I guess I'm making up for it now. There is nothing wrong with crying, and it irks me sometimes that men or young boys are looked down upon for crying. But anyway, I'm off the topic. When I was around 18 a local TV sports reporter died in a plane crash that also took the life of some Oklahoma State University ball players. I remember one of the female newscasters crying silently as footage was shown of the downed plane. They were coming back from a game, and they were in a small aircraft. Anyway, that night I cried so hard I gave myself a migraine. The local sports guy was one of the nicest guys, and he and his family were heavily involved in community projects. I hate crying that hard. I've done that a couple times in my life - cried so hard it gave me a migraine.
How hard do or can you cry? I've heard some people have cried so hard they've thrown up. I'm glad that's never happened to me.
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20 responses
@ElicBxn (63569)
• United States
8 Dec 09
I too, have cried so hard its given me a migraine. I've also had migraines so bad its made me cry. Never thrown up, but the former roommate cried so hard that Briar, who hated it when she cried, turned and hissed at me because I must've been making her cry.
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@zhyair (89)
• China
8 Dec 09
It seems that I havn't cried since I was in highschool.
Recently I'm looking for some films that can make me cry, but I havn't found it yet. I remember I can cry by the affecting movies, but now I just can affected by them but not cry, which seems so hard.
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
8 Dec 09
I have cried many a time in my Life like that specially at Night when everyone was asleep or when I was totally alone
In the last 5 years I have not had the need to cry like that, there have been the odd Tears but not like it used to be
The last time I cried that bad was last year February when my Son's Ex Fiancee tried to kill him and destroyed the lad for a long time
@Andy79 (11)
• Belgium
8 Dec 09
O! now that's one of my specialties! lol
No... but I'm a very emotional person and I cry alot!
I haven't cryed to make myself throw up... but i've cryed so hard that my tears went dry... i swear... not that i deednt want to cry anymore, or that i didnt feel so sad... i just cryed so much and so hard it was like there was no more liquid in me to get out... and it's awful... cuz you keep crying, but nothing comes out... so you completely dry up....
But I agree... crying is good! and boys and men shouldnt be afraid to cry... it's very healthy to let it out! It doesnt mean they're girly ot silly or chicken or wimps... it just shows they're human and have feelings too! :)
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@malarcky1 (13)
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8 Dec 09
i have to admit i cry but only at certain things, like that film my dog skip haha its wierd too, when i see bad stuff on the news i dont really cry, i guess i have no soul for something like that. I know that its bad but I am just being truthful. Although i cry at certain personal thoughts
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
8 Dec 09
I have cried so hard I got a headache.....probablyl not a migraine but a headache none the less and that was a long time ago....I did however cry pretty hard when my plane took off from New York knowing I wouldn't probably see them for a year...I think the guy next to me was uncomfortable as I just couldn't stop crying....otherwise I don't cry alot....mostly....when I am happy.....like when I know the kids are coming home I cry for days before...funny when they get here I don't cry! LOL
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
8 Dec 09
Oh I have the gift of tears. 
Can cry over anything at th drop of a hat. I knew my son was going to wife and family yesterday but I still cried so hard when he left us. I know that it was right for him to go to his family but I miss him so much.
I cry at sad stories and cry very hard when stopped by police on the road! Definitely have the gift of tears. And it is not genteel crying - I literally bawl!
Can cry over anything at th drop of a hat. I knew my son was going to wife and family yesterday but I still cried so hard when he left us. I know that it was right for him to go to his family but I miss him so much.
I cry at sad stories and cry very hard when stopped by police on the road! Definitely have the gift of tears. And it is not genteel crying - I literally bawl!2 people like this
@CHORES (229)
• China
8 Dec 09
First of all ,crying is a way to express your strong emotion,so ,in my opinion ,there's no need to find whether cyring is a shame.Secondly, I'm a person who seldom cry,even I myself don't know why ~Maybe someday,whenI reallt feel heartbroken.I WILL CRY, HARD.
Anyway,happy today~
@voldrox (7191)
• India
8 Dec 09
oh dear! i haven't heard of that before i mean cry un till you throw up, i wonder how that can happen, i guess i haven't been through such misery, it's so sad . . i do cry but not very hard, and i cry only when alone or say i tend not to cry near others but if some situation like that comes then i will not say much, guess i have still a lot to see and learn from life... i have never cried this hard and hope i never need to..
. . i do cry but not very hard, and i cry only when alone or say i tend not to cry near others but if some situation like that comes then i will not say much, guess i have still a lot to see and learn from life... i have never cried this hard and hope i never need to..2 people like this
@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
8 Dec 09
i cried the whole night, even the next day or cry the whole week or month. it depends to the situations but most of the time its bcoz i was broken hearted. One thing i hate if i cry is my nose, i can't breath bcoz its clogs.
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@letssstalk (285)
• India
8 Dec 09
I cried a lot from my childhood, still i do same, no matter i am happy or sad for any reason i can start cry that why every one( my friends/family members) said i am emotinal fool.
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@shona264 (167)
• India
8 Dec 09
Hi AmbiePam,
I cry a lot because I get hurt even for very silly things but I don't cry out loud.I don't like to show my tears to anyone,because I feel that why should any one be sad because of me.Even I don't like answering questions when I am sad or I am crying,that makes me irritated.
@greysfreak (1384)
• United States
8 Dec 09
I cry a lot, sometimes just a soft cry, little tears and sometimes I'm hysterical. I tend to get hysterical a lot actually, usually when I am alone. I even cry a lot when watching tv. A few times I cried for like 2 hours during/after an episode of my favorite show, typically this happens during season finales, because they tend to be the most dramatic and emotional, so they get to me the most. 
So yea, I guess I am just someone who cries almost all the time. Sometimes I cry out of nowhere, sometimes I feel like I'm going to cry and it doesn't come but I'll just feel like crying.
I definitely don't think that it is a bad thing for anyone to cry. It is good to release those bad emotions, and crying is one of the best ways to do that.
So yea, I guess I am just someone who cries almost all the time. Sometimes I cry out of nowhere, sometimes I feel like I'm going to cry and it doesn't come but I'll just feel like crying.
I definitely don't think that it is a bad thing for anyone to cry. It is good to release those bad emotions, and crying is one of the best ways to do that.
@dodo19 (47316)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
8 Dec 09
I've cried quite a bit throughout my childhood, as a teenager, and even now as a young adult. I've shed my fair share of tears. It has happened that I've cried to the point of giving myself a migraine. I've cried about various sorts of things. Mainly about personal things, I'll admit, but not just about personal things.
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@camomom (7535)
• United States
10 Dec 09
I've thrown up from it and gotten BAD headaches.
Sorry for the generic comment but I'm WAAAAAY behind on my friends posts but want everyone to get their pennies, so here I am. Hi and Happy Holidays if we don't cross each others paths before then.
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@soledadclickz (1106)
• Philippines
8 Dec 09
Hi. I can cry at the simplest of things. I cry because of watching TV series or devastating news, reading books, hearing sad stories, and minor personal problems. I could become so maudlin at times. But I don't use to influence others. I've seen some people use their crying "manipulate" others do what they want them to do.
I didn't experience passing out or throwing up because of excessive crying. I could cry for a night and feel good in the morning.
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@acer5540 (354)
• China
8 Dec 09
With the age growing, i find myself seldom to cry,as you said like the topic,it is hard for me to cry.Even i'm in blue mood.
But i also find it is strange, it is easy for me to cry when i saw the misfortune showed on tv ,or on book... when i watch these pictures, footages,the tears flowing down without control.
@rleankus (113)
• India
9 Dec 09
I cry,whenever I fell like crying.This doesn't mean that I am a weak guy.I cry so that I can free myself off all the uncertainties and sadness that was inside me.And after crying I feel a little better.So its not a bad thing to cry.But be very careful so that your friends don't see you crying because they can take it the other way too.
I cry,and it makes me feel good.
