Is it unhealthy to cry? - Help.com

No, not unless you pity yourself into doing it all the time. For some people, its a release of pain they hold in :)

I don’t think the actual action of crying is “unhealthy” per se…otherwise our bodies probably wouldn’t have it as a natural physical function.

Nope. If anything, its unhealthy not to cry. Cause then you are keeping negative feelings trapped inside and then you feel like crap, get all frustrated and on edge, etc.
Moping around though and crying over every little thing and always placing yourself in a dark mood would be unhealthy, though.

crying is healthy

but only when it’s safe

I think the reason we hold it is so we don’t show our real emotions to people who are not ok with it.

but alone, or if your real lucky, with a friend - a good cry means you can one day be happy too

im just sayin, i love to cry. it makes me feel like im letting all the anger and fear and all of my bad feelings pour out of me. its completely normal to cry :) dnt worry.

If you are crying for emotional reason it is actualy benificual for the body. The Hormones released are very good for you skin and for your face

It’s not that I have a fear of crying I used to cry all of the time but now…I can’t. My family gets all worried about me not crying. It has been more than a year since when I cried and now, I really don’t think I can cry.

btw, i am the person who pasted this…

Okay I just realized a mistake I made. I meant to put ‘is it unhealthy NOT to cry’ instead of ‘is it unhealthy TO cry’ sorry…

There are a lot of people who don’t cry it normal.

P.s what does btw mean ( i have never knowen)

btw means by the way

It could just mean that your hormones are in balance so your body doesn’t need to cry

crying is a natural relase for people. It is fine to do. It shows that you feel things, and feeling is important. Through life things may get tough and at those points it is very important to get out your pain, if left inside you it will grow and continue to get worse. Its ok to give in to your emotions sometimes to ensure in the long run you are ok within yourself. That time you are crying you probably are feeling pretty low, but allowing that low time ensures in the long run that you will be able to have more up time. i know it sounds werid but it works liek that, you have to have the down time to get the up time. and if you dont allow the down time it will keep pulling you down till you struggle to get up. but there is always hope. If you are struggling to cry that is ok. at the time you are unable to realse in this form, and that is fine. everyone deals in different ways. i went through years where i couldnt cry, i wanted to i was upset it just wouldnt happen. but in time im sure that you will be able to. just remeber everyone is different, and cause you deal with things in a different way doesnt mean that it will damage you.

I don’t feel like such a freak now :) my grandmother was all worried that I am ‘depressed’ my social awkwardness does not help. Thank you for clearing that up

if she was worried you where depressed, then that’s a bit useless. If she talked to you, cared about you, asked if there were things she could do - that would be a good gran I think

chunkymove wrote:
if she was worried you where depressed, then that’s a bit useless. If she talked to you, cared about you, asked if there were things she could do - that would be a good gran I think

I completely agree! But I have a lousy excuse for a family and I doubt they truly care.

Why would you not cry if you were depressed. If you were depressed wouldn’t you cry more?!?

social awkwardness can cause you a fear of crying that you are not sure that you have. that you are scared that people will veiw you differently. you may not be aware it could just be a little thought in your head. and its ok. what you need to focus on is those who you feel ok with. that they understand what you feel and dont judge you for who you are.

I don’t really know. I’m just the type of person who keeps to myself. My family is very melodramatic also.

fallenangel999 wrote:
social awkwardness can cause you a fear of crying that you are not sure that you have. that you are scared that people will veiw you differently. you may not be aware it could just be a little thought in your head. and its ok. what you need to focus on is those who you feel ok with. that they understand what you feel and dont judge you for who you are.

I don’t care if the cutest guy in school sees me fall in the cafeteria with my lunch in my hair. Let them think what they want. Crying is not something to be ashamed of, it shows that you have emotions. But who am I to say…I don’t cry.

but not crying is always bad, maybe you just have more ability to raionalise your emotions than most.

Crying means two things;
1) You’ve experienced something great enough that losing it is heart wrenching.
2) Now that things are to the point of tears, it can only get better.

oh it can get a lot worse than crying

Do not cry always.. That is not good…

I dont know but sometimes it helps because you are sad and want to cry!!!!!