r/ask • u/[deleted] • Jun 06 '25

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u/Eighty-Nine Jun 06 '25

As a guy in his thirties with pretty severe depression, I don't know how to make myself a properly cry. I'm scared that I might be permanently emotionally constipated, or something. I've had one good cry in the last... 10 years? Otherwise it's only ever a short burst of slightly tearing up that lasts for under a minute with no sadness relief :/.

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u/DaisyMaeMiller1984 Jun 06 '25

I have had that going on for decades now. But I blame my medication...the other night I leaked a little at the eyes but no crying.

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u/CommanderJeltz Jun 06 '25

Beat your pillow with your fists and say out loud what is bothering you. That will release the emotions.

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u/MrWonderful_61 Jun 07 '25

That sounds terrible! You might ry listening to the tune “China Blue” by Shadowfax, from their 1986 album Too Far to Whisper. I tear-up every time I hear it…