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Is it normal to just let it all out and cry?

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IchooseCats
November 1st, 2016 8:33pm
It is normal and helpful, keeping everything inside is in fact one of the worst things you could do while trying to get better
Anonymous
January 10th, 2017 10:13pm
Yes, crying doesn't make you weak or sensitive no matter what gender or how old you are or the situation. Depending on how many times you cry, you might have a form of problem that is easy to see a doctor for and be able to contain it. If you cry just because things are tough and all, again there's nothing wrong with that, you are human and it just means you are hurting in someway.
Anonymous
March 6th, 2017 4:37pm
Absolutely. Keeping emotions for yourself is just as damaging as rejection by someone who is unwilling to listen to you.
CoachCicely39
November 21st, 2017 12:33pm
It is not only normal. It is freedom. Crying is away for our bodies to release negativity and things that cause us pain. Mankind would see a lot less health problems if they would practice this all the time. Our issues are in our tissues because we don't release. When I just let it all out, it feels like a ton of bricks have been lifted from me and then I am able to get back into motion.
Anonymous
January 15th, 2018 12:25pm
Yes it is completely normal to cry. If you are having some issues that you just want to cry, just let it out rather than just keeping it inside. When you cry, it feels like your emotions bursts out inside you making you feel better than before. Don't keep emotions inside you, it will hurt more.
Anonymous
February 6th, 2018 3:43am
Yes. Obviously its a normal act. Sometimes attending counsellings, talking to someone or just pretending like youj're okay is not enough. So to in a better language, you should cry as much as you want to be normal. It is normal to cry.
Anonymous
March 13th, 2018 4:47pm
It is normal to just let it out and cry because an event upsetted you to where you can't hold it in yourself anymore and releasing it out of your mind helps you relieve the pain.
anxietywarrior23
January 31st, 2022 10:18pm
absolutely! It is totally ok just to cry. It is healthy to cry to get feelings out. Everyone does at some point. Keeping emotions bottled up isn't good. No judgement for crying. Don't be ashamed or embarrassed. Crying is good for the soul. We all have a moment that needs to be let out. Release what you are feeling by crying or some other healthy way. This shows strength not weakness. You are strong. You can handle so much. Show compassion to yourself. Don't be hard on yourself, that won't help anything. Show love because you never know what someone is going through.
Anonymous
April 23rd, 2018 6:19pm
Absolutely!! Crying is a good coping mechanism to deal with the emotions you are feeling. It is important to acknowledge your emotions.
OrianaG
October 1st, 2018 1:54am
Yeah I think it is normal to do it. I mean is better when you let everything goes. And for that process, sometimes is necessary to cry, cry all you want, all you need. Don’t be like me and keep everything thinking that it's going to go, because it's not like that, at some point you'll go broke, and all that remains is to cry. :) let go all your sadness, or maybe, your happiness. So yeah, I think is totally normal to just let it all out and cry. Sometimes is what we need, and obviously a friend or someone who we can trust and talk about the motif
LovelyBrei
September 21st, 2015 6:16am
Yes it is very normal in fact I find that when I cry and let it all out I feel way better I feel free even.
Anonymous
April 18th, 2015 7:53am
yes because it is not good to keep your feelings bottled up as it would make you feel worse.. let it out and cry and move on with life..
kayu
May 28th, 2015 4:47am
yes sometimes it is, letting it all out and crying helps a lot for taking out our inner feelings it is necessary. cause it is not always possible to stay strong without expresssing.. we have to take it out sometimes. letting out and crying is also one form of expressing.
DreamySunshine
June 5th, 2015 8:55pm
YES! It relaxes us to just let it all out, it's the human nature. No one should be ashamed to cry, do you feel ashamed when you laugh? No because it's normal so is crying.
Anonymous
June 17th, 2015 7:17am
Its very normal for both men and women to cry, and better to cry profusely, were hard wired to cry and when we hold it in it will just manifest itself in other ways.
BrightNBold
June 22nd, 2015 11:18pm
Yes, absolutely. Sometimes things can just get you so worked up that you need a way to vent. It's completely normal.
Anonymous
July 28th, 2015 7:11pm
Sometimes it can be. Letting emotions out can help you from having a panic attack and/or blowing up at someone.
Harsvin
August 24th, 2015 5:39am
Yes it normally to let it all out and cry because crying does help to relieve the emotional burden and as well as helps feel lighter in the chest. Because the bottle up of emotions greatly affects the health and also the quality of life, so it is better to let out the emotions by crying to release the flow of emotions.
Anonymous
September 7th, 2015 5:44pm
Not only is it normal, it can be healthy and helpful! Expressing emotion is a great way to acknowledge how you are feeling, to process those feelings. If you notice that you are crying all the time (daily) or for no reason, you might want to check in with someone for support.
Anonymous
September 17th, 2015 4:52pm
It's not only normal; it's healthy, even! Holding all your emotions can be so tiring and so heavy, and sometimes you just need to let it out and let yourself cry or scream or break down. But the important thing is to pick yourself up afterwards, and keeping moving forward. :)
kindheartedSunshine88
September 19th, 2015 3:26pm
Bottling everything up will lead to depression, anxiety and other emotional tensions. Although crying in public often distance you from general crowd. Crying in alone could have its pros and cons. If u r a shy person crying alone will free you, letting it all out. However if you r overwhelmed, you need physical assistance. Knowing ur grief is the main point here. Try to play the scene which makeyou cry, and if within 5 mins, if it becomes unbearable, divert ur mind in other activities. Try it 3-4 times if sadness is not reduced, make sure to have someone close to you. You will need it.
Anonymous
September 20th, 2015 9:32am
Yes, it is. It shows that you've been strong for too long and sometimes, you just have let it all out. Tears needs to breathe once in a while.
Lovelydaytoday
September 21st, 2015 4:32am
Of course! Crying is a healthy outlet for our pains, you can release a lot of negative energy by crying.
Anonymous
February 22nd, 2016 12:49am
Completely normal. I find it makes me feel so much better. It's not good to bottle up your feelings. Hopefully you feel better soon, and do something fun for yourself when you feel better.
Anonymous
October 4th, 2015 5:27pm
Yes! Crying is a great way to get your emotions out and just allow your body to experience what it wants to.
Raspango50
October 17th, 2015 7:23pm
It is completely normal! Everyone has that one moment sooner or later where they just want to cry and let their emotions out.
Anonymous
October 19th, 2015 10:12pm
I'm very happy you're able to do this! It's so important to let yourself feel and not bottle things up. It's completely fine to have a power cry - in fact it can be very good for you.
organticMango15
October 20th, 2015 2:32pm
Of course it is normal, crying is healthy. It's not good to keep everything bottled up, that is increasing the amount of stress. Letting it all out is good for you. Doesn't make you weak, it makes you human.
SilentSerenityy
October 22nd, 2015 12:45am
It's totally normal. It happens to the best of us!
trisjlistens
October 23rd, 2015 8:02pm
It's perfectly normal! Crying is one of the best ways to let your emotions out and it feels good. It's also better to cry it all all out than caging it inside your heart. It's healthier.