I Cry, but Strangely, It Doesn’t Mean I’m Sad

Releasing emotions isn’t necessarily a negative experience.

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Humanity is weird — we keep putting labels on things. We keep putting experiences into boxes. We get surprised when reality doesn’t match our conceptualization. That’s why when I cry or express heavy emotions, people assume that means I am depressed and need therapy.

I don’t think I need therapy. I just need to feel it out. I need to detox my system by letting out the grief.

Being human involves crying and it doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with you.

It’s strange, but I actually don’t always feel sad when I am crying. Sometimes a memory comes up or a thought about what could have been, and I cry. Emotions just swell up and out of my eyes. Sure, that’s not a great thing in many ways, because it’s an expression of me living in a lack mindset. On the other hand, I still need to let the grief come out and not search for ways to keep that from happening, and suppressing grief isn’t a good idea either.

I don’t think that when I cry it’s always because I am feeling sad or sorry for myself. It’s not always coming from that lack mindset.