i’ve spent my whole life being embarrassed by it, but i think it’s completely sweet and fine whenever other people do it. i cried at an episode of Survivor 3 times! so what! i cry in restaurants, the car, at commercials, when someone else does. catharsis, baby
I cry everywhere. on the tube, on a walk, watching a movie, doom scrolling, people watching. i gotta laugh at how much I cry, and i gotta feel for those who cannot bring themselves to cry, guys it’s release!!!!!! It’s renewal!
i think i cry a little bit more than most people, but i used to cry a lot. I used to live in an environment that brought me to tears nearly every day. It wasn’t sad crying, moreso a warming of the heart, but i was embarrassed to be crying all the time there. Once i was crying and i apologized to the man sitting next to me. He had just arrived a few days prior, we didn’t really know each other, but he looked at me and smiled and he said that crying just means you’re melting. This is something i always try to say to criers.
There’s something so raw and real about crying in public. The sadness and pain or whatever other complex emotion you’re feeling is so powerful that it breaks through all social norms. something so true and human about it. I’m a public crying enthusiast #chill