I've not been able to cry for a very long time, and I really need to. Is there a method to induce crying and letting it all out ?

So, I feel like coming to a place where your body allows you to cry can be different for everyone. For a ten year period in my life, I probably cried once. Strangely, a couple years ago, I started getting increasingly involved in a yoga and meditation practice, and now I cry all the time. In terms of inducing crying, I would say it might be pretty hard to snap your fingers and make yourself cry. I think a lot of where crying comes from is really being in touch with your own emotions from your own body, and really being connected with your body. There are some yoga poses which can relieve tension in your core and psoas area, which can be linked to emotions. Furthermore, I feel like my crying experience was linked to regularly practicing "Aum" chanting. I would chant "aum" and focus on the vibrations as they moved up from the tailbone to the navel to the chest to the throat, while at the same time vibrating between the eyes. This form of mindfulness fostered some kind of an inner interoceptive awareness, and I feel like I started crying regularly after that. For a lot of us, we've learned that it's inappropriate to cry in one way or another, and it can be difficult to get back in touch with your body when you're used to being out of touch. So, to sum up, you could try chanting aum. Also, you could try doing bridge pose, puppy pose, child's pose as ways to relieve some tension in your core. If you do any yoga poses, it's always best to lay down at the end with a couple of pillows under your knees so that your body can really relax. We naturally hold a lot of tension in our core and that's especially hard-wired when we're sitting or standing up. But, at times, this tension can be released when you sit down. Whatever you do, if you get more in touch with your body, you might feel more connected to your emotions, and, if you're sad, you might start crying. I know of a number of people who hold specific yoga poses for a long period of time (either chair pose or holding up your legs in reclined butterfly) so as to induce tremors, which one might say can provide a relief somewhat like crying. I definitely had the experience of wanting to cry without being able to for quite some time, so I wouldn't necessarily this would make you start crying right away. But yet again, it might provide some kind of relief just to do the poses, and if you lay down afterward, you might find yourself experiencing emotions more viscerally than you had before. I hope this helps.

It sounds like this is frustration as a reaction to a loss/losses. This does not have to be death, any change can elicit feelings of having lost something. If you look up grief cycle, there are stages, denial,anger,bargaining depression and acceptance. Unfortunately one has to go through denial ( feelings of numbness or rejecting it), anger (feels of frustration and resentment). If one does not allow the two first stages to happen fully, express them and acknowledge them then one does not move onto the other stages. There is the bargaining stage (weighing up the pros and cons), then the depression stage . The depression stage is when tears come as there is deep sadness that is released this way. Make you allow yourself to go through the first 3 stages and the tears will come. Suppressing denial,anger and not bargaining will lead to being stuck. Good luck my friend , we've all been in a stage much longer than we would like.

Find a sad movie to watch. I really like a Spanish speaking movie The Orphanage. I cried like a baby when I was watching it. The story is tragic but beautiful. Sometimes watching an over the top hilarious movie can get you so teared up and you sob. Check out a fangirl documentary I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story. 10 minutes into movie I burst out laughing so hard and my tears came out. Then you can also try chopping up onions for cooking. This is a very forced method. I challenge not to cry...an onion has layers...every layer makes you cry.

I understand this feeling well. I needed to cry, but I couldn't figure out how. Then, I started watching sad videos to induce crying, and it worked. Even if I wasn't crying for the reason I wanted to, just crying in general was able to help me. Something very important to note is that when you want to cry, don't do it through physical means. Meaning, don't purposefully hurt yourself, and this is important for three main reasons. One, the obvious, hurting yourself is something we should all avoid doing at all costs. Secondly, letting out tears out of physical pain isn't going to be as beneficial to you because you are initially in emotional pain, not physical. Because of this, it is better to let out emotional pain with an emotional trigger, not physical. Finally, physical triggers aren't guaranteed to work. This isn't me trying to say that emotional triggers will always work, but it comes with a lower price than physical triggers. With emotional triggers, if watching a sad video doesn't work, you didn't really lose anything. However, if you physically hurt yourself, you may not be as sensitive to physical pain, so you may not cry from it all the while being in emotional and physical pain now.

I find emotional release meditation to be a very helpful process. Much of these kinds of meditations can be done while lying in bed and are guided. You can find some great ones on Youtube, but I am sure many other places have them as well. Some of my favorites are Michael Sealy meditations. Another alternative is yoga for trapped emotions or releasing emotions. Emotions especially traumatic ones are said to end up stored in the body, and there are certain types of yoga specifically designed to help release these emotions. I use both those methods depending on my mood, and sometimes I just go here and find a listener try to summon up what I've pent up and begin to talk about it. Often times I may end up crying while I let it out. It can be very difficult for those of us who can't cry all that often to find release so we can heal. Good luck

Personally to me, meditation spills all my tears. The feelings I have inside of me, anxiety, grief, anger, guilt, are all let out using meditation because it makes you face your feelings instead of running away from them. In fact, meditation on a regular basis makes you feel very calm and collected since you are able to face the emotions and feelings that you wouldn't otherwise. Though it is hard to do at first, I'm sure you'll be able to do it :) Just trust yourself and keep going. Additionally, you can give yourself some space and time, and you can also journal to get a better understanding of your emotions.

I would assume that you are hurting from something, or have experienced a loss of some kind. I think being overly-focused on crying makes it harder to cry. Instead, focus on the event that hurt you. You could be in a room alone, and play some sad music on your device. Replay in your mind what has hurt you in detail e.g. what you saw, what you said, what other people said, how they reacted. If you experienced a loss, reflect on what or who you have lost, and reflect on how things may not be the same again. Another option would be to talk about the negative event with a friend or family member you trust, or a Listener here on 7 Cups, and express how you felt when it happened.

I’m so sorry you are feeling this way. First, it would be best to see your primary care provider and make sure to rule out any medical condition that can hinder your ability to cry. Crying is normal, that’s what humans do. It’s not a sign of weakness, to the contrary it’s a way for your body to process and reduce emotional stress. I think it would be beneficial for you to continue working through your own emotions and connect with others. Inducing crying maybe a useful therapy for some, especially those with difficulty expressing their emotions. In know that crying will happen naturally, eventually. Keep working at it but don’t be too hard on yourself.

One thing that has helped me is watching a really sad movie or tv show. I started watching “This Is Us” because so many of my friends recommended watching it so I could cry. That may work for you. Music sometimes evokes tears too so sometimes I will listen to sad music and just let it all out. I know others who have had success in journaling and have found that to be cathartic. That as they write their emotions are able to come to the surface and come up and out. I hope you find an option that works best for you.

I think that even if you feel the need to cry it is not good to force it out.. I assume waiting for tears to come to you is the only option if you really want to cry. In my opinion, and lots of others it is not good to force anything, including tears or other aspects of emotions But you can also try other options as punching pillows or screaming somewhere secluded, these options may not be as good as crying, but they are helpful in letting it all out. And also I hear that writing in journals/diaries, whatever you call it is also good for dealing with emotions ( you can search for some prompts if you don't know what to write about), or you can try other forms of journaling as art journals