Is it normal that i cry in wierd situations?

Ever since I could remember, I would cry in small situations. Like I accidentally broke my mom's glass soap dispenser when I was 4, or I would eat potato chips before dinner; stuff like that. My parents wouldn't even give me a hard time about it, but heavy guilt would force me to cry. Even now I still cry at the tiniest situations, and I'm 18!

Tonight, it was even worst. This time, it was in front of my two best friends. We've been planning on going on a camping trip for a while, and last week they told me that we're not going to bring food.... We're going to kill animals barehanded. No shotgun included. I at first thought they were kidding, but they talked to me seriously about it. It didn't take me till the next day when my dad that they were joking. (I've never been camping before, so I don't know the exact rules of the forest.) After that, I would only have to think about it, and it would bring up tears. I went to see them again tonight for dinner and hopefully not come across the subject. By the time dessert came, they told me that it was all a joke. It lead me to being silent for a long time because I knew if I said a word then I would choke up. They didn't even notice that I was upset because they kept throwing jokes back and forth to each other and trying to make me laugh. I did laugh a little, but they felt that it was a sign that I wasn't mad. But after a while, the tears still came the longer I stayed silent. I held them in as much as I could, but it came to no use. I broke down in front of them! It was incredibly embarrassing.

I want it to stop. Now.
Is this normal?

Is It Normal?
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  • I know exactly what you you're going through. When I was little I cried all the time. I would feel bad for something I did and cry, someone would cut in front of me in line and I would cry, I would forget my mittens at home and cry. I did all this quietly; that is, my tears would fall and most of the time no one would see. Craziest thing of all is often times people would be kind to me, or stick up for me, or not even intentionally do anything that made me cry so they would apologize. It was all me, me and feeling guilty or stupid or hurt. I still do it now but I've gotten much better as I've learned to take in deep slow breaths and just tell myself over and over 'it's not a big deal, it's not a big deal, you're not dumb (or guilty, or bad...whatever negative emotion) and I also learned to just tell people when I'm sad, or sensitive, or bad feeling. It took a lot of practice to learn this but for example: if I had been eating with your friends I would have admitted that their joke had hurt my feelings. I would have said something like "I know it sounds silly but I just have to tell you this so I can let it go" I probably would have explained a little better in ways your friends can understand but basically just be real and not hide about it. Just today I was at the insurance company trying to switch policies and after the representative talked to me and explained everything, I still didn't get it. I soooo wanted to cry, I felt so stupid and frustrated; I'm telling you the tears were right their just begging to slip out...but I just told him flat out "I don't get it...it's so confusing' He said in a gentle voice 'Trust me, I know, even I'm confused by it sometimes' he explained it all again, gave me some extra numbers to call and said that I could always come back in. It's hard when you're an especially sensitive person but just remember that you're not the only one like that and often times, friends and family would be happy to help you out or know how you feel. That's been my experience anyway. Sorry this is so long, but I really can feel your pain, so I wanted to help out the best I could! I want to add, one of my friends told me that they weren't surprised I was so sensitive, she said 'you're such a thoughtful, loving person, it's no wonder. All the nicest people are sensitive ones' so maybe remember that as well. Even though it makes things hard, your sensitivity probably makes you an especially kind and thoughtful friend and family member. :)

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  • Your really sensative. ot necessarily a bad thing, I'm the same way.

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  • I'm the same way. Mostly if an authoritative figure is talking to me. I don't even have to be in trouble and I can feel the tears welling up in my eyes, I hate it!

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  • That is called the Pseudobulbar affect. You might want to contact a doctor. It can be treated.

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  • omg strange story happened to me,

    we were (me nd 2 friends) standing in the mall (city centre) and some woman came (with luggage) and asked :girls, dont u kno how can i find a bus stop at the airport, i think its the 22 bus number, but i dont know where it is:

    we were like "its the 21st"i really wanted to tell her where to go, and this was so wierd, cuz i remembered this bus stop ( i mean the way it looks like and where it locates) but i did not know how can u get there
    so we told her we cant help..
    then she was like : oh okay, thnx then, ill go ask someone:

    and then she left and something wierd hit me in my head, and i was standing in the crowded mall and started to cry, saying " she would never find this bus stop and her plane will leave her"

    idk but i felt soo sorry about her, i just imagined that she may be in hurry , she may got her plane soon, and she needs to get the bus, but me, i live in this city since i born, and i did not even kno wher the bus stop to the airport is (because we only drive with car)

    and i felt such a shame and was so sorry that i could not help her, and now she needs to ask other ppl, and even when she left us, she went to the definitely wrong way..

    my tears did not last for a long time, i just had a little..lol

    for now this seems for me wierd that i really strated to cry of this, even if i still feel sorry for her, hope she did not late on her plane <3

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    • woah, and yes, i hope u dont mind my mistakes, i made a lot ^^ (not english speaking country)

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