[calysco]

I've never cried in public before except for two times, and each time was when I was in a state of intense, burning hatred and anger. (Note: I didn't cry in front of people though. I found a place where it was completely isolated, buried my head and cried there. Showing my tears to others is shameful to me.)

I found these situations interesting since I had nothing to be sad about. This seems to be an automatic reaction that I can't stop- now I'm trying to figure out whether this is a T-thing or if I'm just strange.

Oh, yeah. One more thing, it's easy for me to control my urge to cry when I'm sad, but I don't know why it's uncontrollable when I'm intensely angry.



By the way, if your answer to the thread question is "no," please respond as well. I'm tallying up responses.

[touched]

When I cry it's never due to anger alone. Anger by itself is usually an impersonal thing for me, like getting mad at the stupidity of the world, whereas for me to cry, it'd have to be more personal than that. For anger to make me cry, it has to come accompanied with feelings of being hurt/maligned/upset as well. For example, I'm pissed at this guy for leading me on, and the anger stems from the fact that he hurt me, so I cry. Or I get angry at inefficiency, because a project personally means a lot to me and it hurts me that it's not working out.

But I don't think I've ever cried for no reason at all o_o maybe there were reasons for your crying, just that you couldn't identify them at that time? something that you didn't realize had been affecting you? just guessing tho.

[Slkmcphee]

When I cry it's never due to anger alone. Anger by itself is usually an impersonal thing for me, like getting mad at the stupidity of the world, whereas for me to cry, it'd have to be more personal than that. For anger to make me cry, it has to come accompanied with feelings of being hurt/maligned/upset as well. For example, I'm pissed at this guy for leading me on, and the anger stems from the fact that he hurt me, so I cry. Or I get angry at inefficiency, because a project personally means a lot to me and it hurts me that it's not working out.

But I don't think I've ever cried for no reason at all o_o maybe there were reasons for your crying, just that you couldn't identify them at that time? something that you didn't realize had been affecting you? just guessing tho.

I am also an angry crier. I hate crying in front of people, it has only happened twice in front of someone who wasn't family. After the last time, I made a personal vow that it will never happen again, no matter what.

I was really, really sick and had to keep coming in to work because my kids had taken all my sick days. I could barely talk, I was so sick. My boss called me in about missing so many days in a row, but the minute that one kid got well, the other got sick. Daycare wouldn't keep them, of course. My husband didn't have as many sick days as I did and he was a coach, so he had to show up for games and practices. My boss changed his tune when I started crying, but I hated that it happened.

The other time involved my husband, before we were married. Let's just say, no one breaks plans with me.

[NiDBiLD]

The rare times I do cry it is in anger or frustration. It happens when I have some sort of problem, I can't find a viable solution and am rendered powerless.

I am really not comfortable showing emotion at all, except in really safe environments. I avoid it.

[Scruffy]

The last time I truly cried was in grief about 6 years ago, I lost the coolest person I have ever met.

I've come close in recent history with some frustration, but not anger. I never cry in public, but anything is possible.

Only in cases of extreme frustration will send me to tears.

[touched]

The rare times I do cry it is in anger or frustration. It happens when I have some sort of problem, I can't find a viable solution and am rendered powerless.

I am really not comfortable showing emotion at all, except in really safe environments. I avoid it.

Wait a minute. That just reminded me. When I was younger I used to cry when I didn't know how to do homework. I would feel angry, frustrated at myself. I suppose that debunks my theory that I never cry at anger alone.

[TurranMC]

The last two times I cried was when something very upsetting happened, both situations involving my mother. To this day she doesn't know I cried either time. Most recent time was three years ago, and the time before that was like three years before that. The time that happened six years ago I was actually in a room full of people. Wasn't my best moment. I don't think anyone outside that room ever spoke about what happened.

[7wonders]

Yes and also when I am very frustrated. The more mad I am, the more ridiculous it becomes. I have no control over it and that just makes me more angry til I become a slimy mess

[lirulin]

I usually cry at anger and frustration. Or every night for amonth after I ran away from home, but that was mainly rage too, and venting. Or that time I accidentally took too many birth control pills. Wow, hormones are crazy man. Occasionally at pain, but only when it's really really bad and it's been hours and I can do nothing and I'm in the emergency room for far too long and the fluorescent lights hurt...but yeah, rage and frustration are the main triggors.

[vagus]

I really can't recall the last time I cried and I can't remember the last time I cried in public.

When I was 4-5 I consciously realized that crying over little things was stupid. I guess most kids will cry over cuts and bruises but for some reason I thought "Why should I be crying? This is stupid, I don't need to cry. It doesn't even hurt that bad." From then on I hardly cried again.

----Edit-----

I realized that I didn't answer your question. When I'm extremely angry or frustrated I don't ever resort to crying. If I'm in public, you won't be able to tell I'm pissed off at all. Everything will seem fine. If I'm completely alone, I'll probably punch a hole through the wall.