Today, I was really stressed, so I tried to let it out by crying. It lasted about 30 seconds, and I was making fun of myself the whole time. Even my subconscious thinks I'm pathetic. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was sitting in my cubicle at work, nursing a hangover, and thinking how stupid I was for getting so shit-faced last night. I then realized that I was voicing my thoughts out loud, and the whole office had gone quiet, listening to me castigate myself. FML
Today, I went to therapy. I started talking about my childhood and my life. By the time the session was over my therapist was crying. FML
Today, I cried myself to sleep. Last night too, and the night before that, and the nights before those. But I guess that’s what life is, huh? FML
Today, I cried so much I felt nauseous and almost puked. Why was I crying? I made up a hot, brooding, cold, and heartless guy who secretly cared about me, and who's super protective. Then I imagined him dying by being stabbed. I cried over a guy I made up in my head. FML
Today, I felt lousy and decided to give myself a pep-talk in the mirror. After a while, I cheered up and went about my day. I soon found out that my sister had recorded me through the crack of the door and posted the video on Facebook. I'm humiliated. FML
Today, I had depressive feelings, so I decided to write about it to find out what was bothering me, and let go of the negative thoughts. While doing so, I had a panic attack. FML
Today, I reduced my psychologist to tears. FML
Today, knowing that I have been in a lot of stress lately, my friend tried to teach me how to meditate. Eventually, I ended up in a deeply relaxed state in which my mind was completely clear. When I snapped out of it, I realized I'd pissed myself. FML
Today, some idiot kid teased and taunted me for weeping on my "already bad performance", recording it on his phone threatening to put it on social media. I was singing and playing the guitar, in front of my childhood sweetheart, and supposedly soon-to-be wife's grave. It was our song. I do this every year on this day. FML
Today, I was trolling on a My Little Pony forum. I was midway through typing a big post, calling them all a bunch of attention-seeking losers who act like morons because their parents never loved them, when I broke down in tears, realizing I'd just perfectly described myself. FML
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Top comments
meggieeee51 9
Crying isn't your thing obviously. Try working out :)
Blueglasscup 18
Or sleeping. I ******* love sleeping
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reddudeover 2
Crying can be therapeutic, but staring yourself down in the mirror isn't the way to go about it. Find a dark room and try again
meggieeee51 9
Or just drugs...
Devin91 20
57: I like that idea, that's smart. Haha.
19riotgrrl83 0
Crying to relieve stress does not mean you're pathetic! It is a natural de-stressing mechanism but it doesn't work for everyone.
shooz89 3
Hitting something would probably be better.
Devin91 20
Sometimes it's just better to cry, but try running, listening to music, or just talking to someone you trust.
sleepindogs 8
Well, unless you actually heard subconscious voices telling you that you're pathetic, then don't worry too much.... Wimp. Stop crying. Leave me alone, it's alright to cry... Stop or I'll take over and give you something to cry about..... Hey, anyone else think the red crayons taste best???
angelinaanimerg 7
Omg i do that too. I cant cry or talk about my feelings unless its anger
fmyaccount94 4
Pathetic? What you did there sounds like an excellent way to exhaust all the negative energy one accumulates throughout the average work day. I'd hypothetize the issue not being that you find yourself awkward or pathetic, but rather in an unfamiliar situation and way of expression. Hence, I tag neither.
KiddNYC1O 22
Tell your subconscious to look in the mirror!
j_cat187 20
Real men don't cry.
5t3ff1k4h 47
Real men DO cry. It's a perfectly healthy and normal response to something upsetting. If you're male and you refuse to cry because you think someone's going to judge you, you have a problem on your hands. If people DO make fun of you for it, don't hang out with them, as cliche as that sounds.
RogueWarrior869 23
In older times it was a sign of respect and strength for a man to cry. If his family had been killed and he didn't shed a tear, he was considered a heartless bastard not worth respect.
Alastrina_fml 20
There's nothing wrong or pathetic about crying. If that doesn't work, try punching a pillow or a boxing bag.