In General, Is It OK To Cry?
 

I think it is, don't wanna bottle feelings up. Some don't however, seeing it as a sign of weakness, and as I think about it, I don't thinkk there is a right answer, do you?


This is NOT A SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT, I just remembered watching Negima and wondering what others thought of this subject . . .

When crying emotionally, toxins from the body are released through tears. So, yes, crying makes you feel better and is good for you.

Why wouldn't it be ok in the first place?

Like I said, some don't agree because they think those who cry are lower people, this is just one of MANY reasons.

It's not like that. If you cry for crappy reasons then yeah, people will call you a crybaby.

I agree with iPhantom, but well, when the problem is too damn heavy, you need to put an emotion to it, or else you'll increase your risk of having a heart attack.

i always cry whenever i watch animes and dramas.
Either the storyline is good or i feel like im part of the story o-O
anyway, other then that i don't cry for anything else..

Not in a public place.

Whether or not it's "OK" to cry depends on who you are, where you are and who is around you - in other words, it depends almost completely on your personality and your circumstances. And of course, the reason you're crying is important too.

For a little kid, it's usually "OK" to cry. However, a 50-year-old man who is crying because he lost his lollipop is likely to attract some weird looks... :)

I don't think it's exactly okay to cry in public (Though I have before, but whent the matter is so heavy and just breaks you down and you can't help it, then I think that it's fine), or around strangers. Crying is something deeply emotional and you should be surrounded by friends and/or family who understand, or even by yourself if you wish. But crying in public doesn't seem like it's...understandable, unless, as I stated above, the matter is just too heavy to be helped.

I completely agree with this. I really think there should be an 'it depends' option ;) I mean it's typically okay to cry if you have a good reason, I mean if your whole family was wiped out one day it'd be weird not to cry. I do think though that sometimes it's not okay, it can be a sign of immaturity or weakness, or just very inappropriate in some cultures. Here it's odd to cry in public, unless you're a child, so unless you had a good reason to then it wouldn't really be 'okay'. Like Robhol said, would it really be okay for an elderly man to cry because he lost his lollipop? I doubt it.

i see no reason why not. Its a natural reaction.

Kelly Clarkson's lover's friend's boy toy's stepmom's cousin's father's brother in law's uncle's friend's sensei's aunt's priest's sister's dad's colleague's boss's lawyer's idol's stalker's body guard's assitnat's -takes a breath-

Monkey intheir closet . . .

Personally, crying for me is not okay, it's a sign of weakness and makes me feel like an idiot. It makes me feel no better. For other people though, I don't care whether they do or not, I just feel it shouldn't be over silly reasons and not in public. When people cry I'm like ughh don't know what to do with them.

Depends what you mean by crying and the context, for example i believe a guy should never ever cry, however if he loses a parent or something then i would understand if he dropped a few silent tears, that is acceptable. Then again if i saw a guy sobbing and wailing over some other shit, i would consider him a disgrace who probably listens to boybands and wears skinny jeans. :cool:

I think this is kind of silly.

Of course crying is okay, it's okay in public as well. When someone is crying in public, something I've seen many a times, usually we don't even find out what the reason is unless you go ask them. So just pretend it's something big, even if it's not.

Crying isn't a sign of weakness, it's like saying, blinking when you get dirt in your eye is a weakness! It's a natural response. Crying stabilizes you, it doesn't rattle you more. If you feel upset at yourself for crying after you cry, that's another issue you should take up with a professional.

Crying is perfectly fine, unless you're crying for truly silly reasons, such as losing a piece of food; even then I don't think that's too much. One could feel they've lost so much in life that losing little things sets them off. We do not know other people in depth nor their whole life the moment we see them. So we can't just assume they're crying for little reasons if it seems as though they are.

Why should guys never cry? Do guys not have emotion? This is just stupid to me. Bottling emotions is never a good thing to do, that just leads to more stress. More stress causes problems on the body and you may act in a foul manner outwardly. Is that what we really want just because a guy wont cry for a minute and get on with it? Guys are strong blah blah and girls are weak. Since crying is a weakness it's okay for girls because girls are weak, but bad for guys because they have to show strength. I'm not sure where all this started, wherever it did start must've been a country of angry stressed guys.

Humans are born with the ability to cry, so why wouldnt it be ok to?