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When is the last time you had a big cry?

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Khionia@reddit

Like 3 days ago šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø
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GothMoth8442@reddit

Housesitting at my sisters. Had been out for tea at a pub with mum and dad(just for food, I don't drink). And when they dropped me back to my sisters I cried alot. I just wanted to go home with them and the dogs and my bed.
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Rabbit-1989@reddit

Baby, I think you're depressed ā¤ļø
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GothMoth8442@reddit

I am hun xx
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Rabbit-1989@reddit

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OriginalPlonker@reddit

When our dog died. After leaving him at the vet we went to the beach and sat on a bench, bawling.
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ilovecats_49201@reddit

A few days ago. I was inconsolable. I’ve been bedridden for 4 years (approximately) with illness - I’m only 23. I don’t really think anyone understands. And since my dear relative died, I seem to be struggling even more with everything. There are things I can’t really voice or even quite comprehend myself about how I feel. But let me tell you I wouldn’t wish the dark dragging feeling in my heart on anybody.
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ilovecats_49201@reddit

A few days ago. I completely broke down. Been bedridden for 4 years. I’m 23. After my relative passed it made me realise how unhappy I’d actually been. Suddenly I felt alive but trapped in this awful situation.
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CoffeeKeyDog@reddit

Tuesday last week. It had been a year since my childhood dog died, my sister reposted a video of all of his lifetime best bits, pictures, videos- with a nice sort of ā€œRIP dogā€ poem being read over it. Absolutely balled my eyes out.
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leah_amelia@reddit

Today. Got broken up with this morning but we're on good terms still and we genuinely are going to stay friends.
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Kaizer0711@reddit

Earlier this week. Anxious attachment is crippling me.
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HotMuffin12@reddit

Want to talk about it? Always here
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rubba_tt@reddit

Cutting onions
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RiotSloth@reddit

Does crying in your sleep count? Because I did that not too long ago, but can’t remember what I was dreaming about now. Before that, actually crying, when my father died decades ago.
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honeybunniiee4@reddit

after 4 years of being clean i hurt myself last night.. I just needed to feel something that was in my control and unfortunately that was the only way i could think of in that moment
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Snout_Fever@reddit

A couple of days ago for me, had a really vivid and realistic dream about playing with my cat who died a couple of months ago and I just woke up and totally lost it.
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Odd_Squirrel1866@reddit

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Significant-Way-2810@reddit

Last week, my mind can’t turn off at night! I’m no contact with my parents and when I see my friends have supportive parents, made me upset knowing how toxic and bitter mine are and I will never feel that love from a parent.Ā 
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BraindeadYogi@reddit

Sending hugs from someone in a similar boat
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Odd_Squirrel1866@reddit

Same boat here too, hugs šŸ¤—
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Significant-Way-2810@reddit

We got this! Sending love right back at youĀ 
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Odd_Squirrel1866@reddit

More hugs from someone in a similar situation ā¤ļø
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19GreenDay82@reddit

2 weeks ago. Walked into the doctors room and burst into tears. Proper uncontrollable sobbing. Mental health issues are horrible, I just want to feel like myself again.
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Blind_Warthog@reddit

Nanna died just before her birthday last year. Big cry at the time. Big cry at the funeral. Big cry on her birthday. Big cry clearing her house. Big cry every week or two since. She was my best mate and has left such a huge void in my life. The big, ugly cries are very cathartic though.
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cragglerock93@reddit

About six years ago.
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cragglerock93@reddit

About six years ago.
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Living-Bat7647@reddit

Last week. Found out my dad has cancer. (It's treatable. But I was sobbing as quietly as I could while I listened to his explanation.)
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NoStoryTerritory@reddit

I hope it gets treated asap and you and your family can forget about it and spend many more years together. This so hits home, I found out about my dad's cancer on Feb 2024 and it felt crappy for pretty much rest of the year. He's still getting treatments.
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Aegwyn028@reddit

I lost my dad last year end of January , cancer too . Only had a chance to say goodbye to him via video call , because he was lived in my home country, and couldn’t had a chance to go home… :(
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NoStoryTerritory@reddit

So sorry for your loss, it's one of the hardest things in life to lose a loved one especially when you cannot be there to say goodbye or for comfort This is my fear, my parents live in home country too. I feel so bad not being there sometimes
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Aegwyn028@reddit

Thank you so much your kind words, I truly appreciate it. Yes it’s hard to not be able to be there …
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No-Sandwich1511@reddit

Thinking of you, I went thought this in October last year and it felt like my world crumbled. I hope ypu are doing OK and I hope ypur dad has a speedy recovery and does well throughout treatment.
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Living-Bat7647@reddit

Thank you. It absolutely was like the bottom fell out the world while he was telling me. I'm just relieved they can treat. It may be a tough journey, it will be a tough journey, but I am certain he can do this. (I kind of have to be certain.) I hope you're also doing okay.
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No-Sandwich1511@reddit

I totally get that I feel like I had to gasslight myself somedays to get thought it. It’s such a hard and emotional journey, but honestly focusing on the small wins really helped us. My dad went through radiation and chemo we are 6 months in and he’s now cancer free. Recovery is still ongoing, but hearing that news was amazing. Wishing you and your dad all the best ā¤ļø
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thethornwithin@reddit

Get well soon, Dad Fuck cancer
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Repulsive_Sweet_5308@reddit

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thesonglessbird@reddit

Last December. I follow a TikTok account for a place that rescues dogs with cleft palettes and other special needs. There was a dog who had loads of problems, couldn’t walk etc when they took him in but was making amazing progress. They got him walking and eating but all of a sudden his health deteriorated and he didn’t make it. RIP Walter 😢
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Separate-Milk-7301@reddit

Lost my job and got eviction notice by my landlord same day! Shattered . No support I wept like a child, my 5y/o saidā€ mummy don’t cryā€. I looked up and smiled at her. I know this too shall pass. I wiped my face and got up. That has been. My lowest emotionally. I’m currently low financially. I can barely fuel my car or feed. But here I am laying in bed knowing it’ll be ok. 😊
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In_Praise_of_Shadow@reddit

When we lost our daughter last Christmas time. Stillbirth 35 weeks :(
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Aromatic_Pea_4249@reddit

Wishing you all the best for the future.
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ttrsphil@reddit

That was a heartbreaking read. I wish you all the best for your baby boy. ā¤ļø
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Ornery-Wasabi-1018@reddit

Wishing you a very different day tomorrow, and much joy with your Son, whilst still honoring and remembering your daughter. Xxxxx
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Repulsive_Sweet_5308@reddit

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Careless_Squirrel728@reddit

Last week, very dramatically on the kitchen floor with my husband. Pregnant and even though it is a wanted and planned for baby, I am absolutely freaking out
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Rusty_Tap@reddit

I think I was about 9 last time, so almost 25 years ago.
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peanutbudderlover@reddit

Last week. My dad is going through the worse time of his life following complications after surgery. The hospital are not helping at all. He has been in undescribable pain for over three months and I have been his advocate, battling his corner trying to get progress and a care plan. I've had to escalate and on the verge of taking it to the health ombudsman. It's exhausting and heartbreaking. I just don't know why they won't take this seriously and get him the help he urgently needs. I broke down last week because it's so overwhelming. But I can't give up, he's my dad and I'll fight to the end.
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Finch06@reddit

My nan died a couple of weeks ago, before that because had intense tooth pain (I put it at a 14/10)
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Uncomfortablemoment9@reddit

Most days during March this year. Best friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer. To weak for any treatment other than pain management.
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mj-doe@reddit

About 8 months ago my best friend came to visit me from my home country for the first time since I moved to the UK (a couple of years at that time). When she left I cried like a child off and on for 3 days, snotty and sobbing. I didn’t realise how desperate I was for that closeness from a friend.Ā 
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Rabbit-1989@reddit

I moved here 11 years ago. I get it. ā¤ļø
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T_raltixx@reddit

No idea. Not cried since before I was a teenager. I'm 39.now.
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Rabbit-1989@reddit

This blows my mind that some people don't cry! I think I probably cry every few weeks. Joy, love, contemplation of the future...I mean heck, I cried yesterday when one of my pupils wrote some work independently, and I was so proud! I ran over to them, teasing and pointing to the tears in my eyes saying "look what you did!" šŸ˜† Maybe I cry too much!
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Lumpy_Ad104@reddit

12 maybe, I’m 57 now, but we Gen X’ers know how to not be a little bitch and push those emotions away.
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North_Significance40@reddit

Yesterday morning. I cry regularly, that that one was exceptionally big - a neighbour even came to knock the door and check I was okay which was humiliating but very kindly intended
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Rabbit-1989@reddit

Final straw with a "mentor" teacher. She was horrid. The head teacher was horrid. There was a huge lack of support with an extremely difficult class (they have gone through 3 teachers this year). My mental health was in the bin and I was ready to quit teaching for good. I have a new job now, I'm so much less stressed, better pay, more trust and autonomy and things are MUCH better. Bonus is that my hair stopped falling out.
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EscapeTheSecondAttac@reddit

Two weeks ago we found out my nan has vascular dementia. Apart from my partner, she’s my favourite person in the world. My dad decided to tell me over text and I burst into tears in a teams call with my friend
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Competitive_Cap2411@reddit

When I saw a story about animal abuse on instagram. I deleted it that night
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lostless-soul@reddit

Last night. My mum died a couple of months ago. It suddenly hit me that if I ever have children, she won't know them
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FlamingosFortune@reddit

Oh yeh my dad died 4 years ago, I have a 9 month old and still sometimes I get the hot swooping sadness that makes me want to howl with grief. My uncles also really look like my dad, so when they’ve visited it’s actually been quite hard :/
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simundo86@reddit

My mum died 4 years ago, I went 2 years without it upsetting me or crying then just one day I burst into tears thinking of her and me feeling exhausted. It will wlays come and go. Sorry for your loss
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DownrightDrewski@reddit

Grief is a strange one in, it's strange how you can be absolutely fine and then something just hits you out of nowhere. After long enough it's just a deep scar that occasionally twinges (at least for me and the loss of my father).
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UpstairsMaybe3396@reddit

I'm in exactly the same boat. We'd been actively trying and I was hoping and praying I'd get pregnant soon. Feels like I'll never be able to 100% enjoy any future milestones now.
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Ecstatic_Effective42@reddit

<Hugs to you from an internet stranger>
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butt3rflycaught@reddit

I sobbed the other day finding out I’m in full metabolic remission of lymphoma cancer. The nightmare is finally over.
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keeperrr@reddit

Abput 20 years ago..Ā  Had a couple of sulks since then, but no tears lol Mostly i try to fix whats upset me by inadvertently upsetting everyone near, dear and close to me. Usually does it.Ā  That in itaelf is worth a cry, but fuck you.Ā 
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Historical_Nail7271@reddit

This afternoon.
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graceelizad@reddit

I’m pregnant, yesterday I fell over which made me cry which made my nose bleed which made me cry harder which made me throw up…yeah
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Screaming_lambs@reddit

When one of my cats died a couple of years ago. I was a mess.
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AnonymousTimewaster@reddit

About 2 months ago. I'm going through a lot. The last time I cried properly like that was about 2 years ago.
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MarilynManson2003@reddit

09/05/26.
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idekkanymoree_@reddit

Saturday the 2nd of May so just over 20 days ago at the time im typing this. Nobody asked but we put my cat of 16yrs to sleep on Friday and I cried a tiny bit but I think I was in shock about it all. The day after I was home alone and made her a tribute post on my Instagram and set her on to my lock screen and just sobbed for a good hour to the point my head hurt and I felt sick, miss her every day and a lot more writing this post but it was also very therapeutic and relieving as I don’t cry over anything normally.
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ChrisC1984@reddit

Two days ago on what would have been my Mum’s 76th Birthday. Expecting the next one to come at some point tomorrow on the second anniversary of her passing.
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Just_A_some1@reddit

I honestly don’t remember. Even when I suffered from quite bad depression and anxiety a few years ago, I never had many big cries. I do honestly miss it; crying until you’re exhausted. It’s such a good way to clear out, the same way throwing up when you’re drunk feels. I’ve come close a few times in the last couple months, but nothing ever quite pushes me over the edge. I teeter for a few days then start coming back down, like trying to run up a really steep skateboard ramp, I can never *quite* get to the top.
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SdanoG@reddit

Newcyears day 2024 about 9pm when notified dad had passed, he was gone all day really but they turned machines off around 9pm šŸ˜”
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Lopsided_Soup_3533@reddit

I cry all the time it takes little to set me off but the last really big time was 2020 when I wrote this about one of my guinea pigs who passed away in 2021 The Last Diary Entry of Oswald ā€˜Fattypigā€ Cobblepot aka Ozzy Hi Diary I guess I should tell my story whilst I have the chance. I used to live with my brother with some people who couldn’t look after us anymore so some new people came to see us and take us home. They are quite big and scary and sometimes I want to hide away from them but they have nice voices and they bring me treats so I think they are momma and papa now. We’ve been here a long time, I think for ever. I like eating all the vegetables and have to run away with them in case momma or papa take them back. They think this is silly because they give me the veggies. My brother used to be here too but he went over the rainbow bridge in May, I’m not sure what that means but it means I can’t see him anymore and I miss him very very much. I’ve been on my own since then. Momma and papa have tried to make sure I’m not lonely. They are quite annoying picking me up and cuddling me but its ok I don’t mind cos I get extra treats. Sometimes I try to look a bit lonely so I get extra herbs hee hee they are such suckers for my cute face. I had a big area to run around in and me and J had our own houses so when my brother was being super annoying I could get away from him. Momma and papa spoil me rotten but I don’t like it when momma cuts my nails. She says its for my own good but its mean. I know she loves me though she tells me all the time. She also says I’m the most handsome guinea pig in the world. I have a lump on my eye that has always been there I think the peoples call it a cherry eye it doesn’t hurt but I think it makes me look ugly but momma says it just makes me extra special and that I am still the most handsomest guinea pig ever. I am getting old now it started to hurt when I did my wee wees and poops. I didn’t want to eat as much and momma says I’m not a fatty pig anymore. I think she was very worried about me cos I am squeaking a lot with pain. Momma says I have to see a special doctor called a vet. I don’t know what vets are they are very very mean she poked me in my ouchy areas and then she put a spiky thing in me I think to give me medicine. I was glad when I got home and saw momma and papa again. I thought they had sent me away. The vet lady told momma I probably have a stone in my bladder and that I'm too old to have an operation she gave momma some medicine so it doesn’t hurt me as much. I really like how it tastes, I keep trying to take the medicine squeezy thing out of mommas hand but she says theres no point cos its empty. I don’t think its helping that much as it still hurts a lot when I do my wee wees and poops. Momma has arranged for me to go over the rainbow bridge. She doesn’t know if she is doing the right thing she cries a lot and she says her heart is very ouchy. I wish I could make it better for her. I wish I could tell her its ok to let me go. I wish I could tell her that I know she loves me very much and that I love her very much I tried licking her leg yesterday so she knows I love her. I wish I could say, ā€œmomma its ok, let me go, I’ve had a good life, J-Roc will be waiting for me over the rainbow bridge I won’t be alone its ok momma its okā€ I go over the bridge in a few days so I’m going to go for now cos I know momma and papa are gonna spoil this former little fatty like mad for the next few days.
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ramona1987@reddit

A few weeks ago. I'd been evicted from my house through no fault of my own and was struggling to adjust to all the change that was happening as a result of it. I think I'd just been getting on with things and getting through it while it was all going on and pushed everything down, and it all came out once I didn't have to do anything and my mind wasn't busy.
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retailface@reddit

I've had a few today. My dad died in March and my mum died this morning. I don't even know how I feel.
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Monkeytennis01@reddit

Take care, that is extremely rough ā¤ļø
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Prestigious_Duck7052@reddit

Tuesday. I had 4 interviews for a job, and the recruiter emailed me that she would love to call to update me. She scheduled the call for 2 days later just to tell me I didn't get the job :/
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eyetalker@reddit

Tonight. I am at my breaking point. Not to get the violins out but no one cares because I am mentally unwell. But I’m fucking struggling and no one apart from my mum is here. I am devastated and can’t do it anymore.
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Scotsmanryno@reddit

Couple nights ago just reminiscing about the past, walked to petrol garage for some fags in my old home town, walked past my old childhood home and it looks different, also walked past my now deceased grandparents house and the new owners have ripped the tree out the front garden with the berries that remembered me of simpler times than what exists now …going to my grans and granddads house every Sunday, getting stovies and helping my gran plant flowers and tend to that tree I was talking about. Also I have mental health issues and I chose not to see my daughter for a while and it seemed to stop her wanting to see me now two years later, I saw her at McDonald’s and she’s 17 going on 18 November and I waved to her and I looked desperate as I smiled at Her, she did wave back but she looked stunned like she felt she had to I don’t know, it devastated me because I was going to get out the car and talk to her since I’ve lost her number and no way of getting in touch with her. Her mum didn’t explain my issues very well to her or help her understand what I was going through (bipolar, bpd), I now know she’s moved house from where I used to pick her up from 😭. I was going to get out the car and approach her softly but just at that her mum and step dad pulled up to collect her, she was on her own. I’m 34, soon 35. A bit long but that’s what I deeply cried about a couple nights ago.
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FIREBIRDC9@reddit

My ex fiance of 6 years broke up with me 7 months ago. 3 moths on she was with her best friend i also new. So yeah , there have been plenty of crys since then šŸ˜‚
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koala1125@reddit

2 hours ago!
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limboxd@reddit

Around 13 years ago, quite dramatic of me admittedly but it was when I got broken up with in year 7. Haven't cried at all since then
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Front-Pomelo-4367@reddit

A couple of weeks ago. I got the call from the police that the man who SA'd me pleaded not guilty and it's going to trial. I just want it to be *over,* and I'm terrified of testifying after hearing so many victims say that they found it more traumatising/re-traumatising than the assault. And I have the man's name, and he's a serial predator who has multiple convictions of doing this to women, and I'm just one more person in a string of people who has to deal with this while he just continues harming people for presumably the rest of his fucking life, because clearly nothing has stopped him before and this won't either.
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kiradax@reddit

Got a wee bit of trauma. I felt myself going on PMS so I intentionally sought out some sad reels (punch the monkey, sick dogs, lonely old people). Big Cries are extremely cathartic and everyone needs one now and again. Seeking out big emotions can help regulate all that stuff instead of it hitting you randomly/accidentally.
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Sea-Still5427@reddit

My eyes stopped producing tears when I cry during the menopause. My face screws up but nothing comes out. It's weirdly unsatisfying. Then recently I started a steroid nose spray and now whenever I blow my nose, my left eye spurts water. Haven't had cause to cry since then so not sure if it means I can cry properly on that side now.
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Pristine-Bet-5764@reddit

Earlier in bath
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MelodicAd2213@reddit

This week, a few times. Am having real hard time with health and family while in process of house sale.
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Crim_penguin@reddit

Two days ago when my flight to the US changed (I live in Scotland but am American) and I was given an option to change, but without doing anything I got a confirmation of the new flights, meaning less time seeing my family, who I haven’t since my wedding in October 2024. I was able to work with an agent at the airline to rectify it and get flights that worked, but I left a tear necklace along the collar of my husband’s shirt as he cuddled me when I was crying
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LopsidedGear8017@reddit

A couple hours ago actually. I’m a med student on placement in A&E - locum liaison psychiatrist on-call was the one who sectioned me 4 years ago after I attempted to kill myself. He didn’t remember me, but I remembered him. Frankly, that moment ruined my life. Left me with tons of issues and my stay in an inpatient ward completely tore every ounce of self esteem I had. I guess it hurt he didn’t remember me, he had the audacity to change the trajectory of my life and not even remember the person he did it too. I guess it reminded me of my past which I eagerly try to forget. I present myself to be put together, no one would imagine half the shit I have been through. I became really vulnerable for the first time in front of my peers and it really hurt.
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joezbaeerday@reddit

Last weekend. Watched project Hail Mary and started bursting g into tears at an emotional part. Miss my grandpa
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Mavz-Billie-@reddit

Years
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gentletonberry@reddit

About half an hour ago. My beloved cockatiel died. My heart is empty. She was disabled (we called her wonky, everything about her was a little skewed and odd) so we knew we wouldn’t have as long as we might have done but… I didn’t expect it to be today. Last night she was sitting on my chest and giving me kisses on the nose while I worked on the pin feathers in her crest. And today she is gone.
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BraindeadYogi@reddit

Just now after seeing and hearing a video of a baby being left to ā€œcry it outā€. It broke something in me. It’s so fucking cruel.
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apocalypsebrow@reddit

Couple of weeks ago , landlord revealed they are looking to sell the house we live in at the end of the year, same day o/h had his overtime cut . Glad I was WFH so I could sit and sob on my own for a couple of hours
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GinBitch@reddit

Monday. I've just started some new meds and for some reason I have been very emotional for seemingly no reason.
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ConsciousMachine-II@reddit

I guess it most have been the day of my chest reconstruction surgery, so 2 months ago? At least I think it was then, everything from then is moreso now a blur. I spent so much time on waiting lists and referrals, I was panicking the day before about it because this was the first ever time I was gonna be under and that scared me, all of these things. I can't remember if I was crying over having such a weight lifting off my chest, or having the actual weight lifted off my chest, either way I was crying. Noteworthy thing is crying is physically hard AF to do nowadays because of my medication unless you're LOTR in which I'll be streaming water like I'm tryna fill up a swimming pool.
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Alamata626@reddit

A few weeks ago. Was sitting around thinking about a couple of friends who had passed before their time, how rough that must have been on their relatives. Just very sad and frustrating.
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Automatic-Scale-7572@reddit

Every day. Emotional dysregulation is fun, especially without any support.
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No_Medium_648@reddit

This morning. My banking app failed to let me buy dog food. (why yes, I do have mental issues).
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EasyCheesecake1@reddit

A couple of weeks ago, had to have my elderly cat put to sleep, he was 18 and I'd had him since he was a kitten.
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snarkmaiden5@reddit

Why you wanna know? Dont remember last time I properly ugly cried. I do have an annoying habit of where if I have any strong emotion - sad, happy, angry (that ones especially annoying) I get a bit teary šŸ˜…
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UpstairsMaybe3396@reddit

I'm also an angry driver. Drives me mad when I lose my shit at work and just look like a weepy lady. I try to lean into it like it's just how my emotions express themselves
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UpstairsMaybe3396@reddit

2 weeks ago. My mam was dying of cancer and I looked at it her just knew she was dying. Got home and fell apart. She died 5 days later and while I've obviously cried a lot since nothing has come close to that horrific knowing my mam was about to leave me at just 61.
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shortandfelly@reddit

Really huge cry? A couple of years ago when one of our family dogs died (I was 36 and live 4 hours away, have a dog of my own who is related to the long line of family dogs we've had). She was my dad's favourite out of all of the 40+ years of the k9 family line, and the last puppy from his best friend who took his own life in 2020. I had covid at the time so I couldn't even get my friend who lives next door to give me a hug. I ugly cried. My parents buried her next to all our other dogs and put a beach towel and her pink pig in with her. Makes me cry every time I think about it. My dad still takes her ball to the beach. He's a vet and he had to ask a friend to put her to sleep as he was just too upset. Small cries? Quite often. My dog has just turned 12 and whilst he's super healthy and active still. I can't finish this sentence.
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Lazy-Interests@reddit

I’ve broke down crying last time about 4 years ago when my nan died, but I don’t think I’ve had a cry where I let myself cry and just cry it all out since I was about 14 when my friend died.
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InkedDoll1@reddit

It's been quite a while actually. I've always been a crier, but after I started taking sertraline for anxiety about a year ago I realised I might have actually been suffering from low level depression for a while. These days i cry much less, but i did have a bit of a sniffle about something at work last week.
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watermelonicec@reddit

Last night, cried for a combination of factors. In a toxic job that’s worsening my mental health and really want to switch jobs, been applying for 2 months. Worried I’m too late to find a partner (27F), I see my friends all settled down in that aspect. Too apprehensive of dating apps after some terrible experiences, but also annoyed that romance isn’t finding me lol. Fought with my mum because she’s desperately trying to set me up with someone I don’t like. No friends atm because they have all moved or don’t make plans and turn up. As I type this, I’m surprised I didn’t have a big cry sooner.
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FilmFanatic1066@reddit

I can’t remember the last time I cried, I’m not sure I even can anymore which is frustrating because I’m sure it would help in some situations
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sweetenerellie@reddit

today actually lol
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Reasonable_Bat_3583@reddit

Today I found out my grandad has cancer
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GrouchyAlps612@reddit

Day after I turned 29, a lot of things going on in my head and sometimes I just can't hack it. Big cry is an understatement
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The-Ginger-Lily@reddit

About a week ago. I'm 8 months pregnant and suffering with extremely bad pelvic pain. It hurts a lot to walk around for more than a few minutes so doing the job I do as a carer I end my shift in so much pain. This one evening I came home, sat in my car and could feel myself welling up, got in and just completely broke down in front of my husband. Just being so fed up and being in constant pain and discomfort.
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Silhouette_Sneezes@reddit

I feel your pain, literally and figuratively. My second pregnancy was incredibly painful from about 14 weeks until the end because of a pelvic issue. I couldn’t sleep on my side, I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t drive. I couldn’t sit, I couldn’t step in or out of the shower, in or out of the car as a passenger, deal with someone braking quickly as the pain was unbearable. It was the most physically difficult thing I’ve had to deal with and the mental effects were long standing. Due to a very rare complication, this didn’t end after pregnancy so I’m still dealing with it, although the pain has subsided considerably. If you have SPD, once the hormones leave your system (this won’t happen immediately) it will go away. I was told it was immediate, but it takes a few weeks for the hormones to reduce, and slightly longer if you’re breastfeeding. But it will go away. Sending love. I know how hard it is xx
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castielsbitch@reddit

You're amazing to be a carer and pregnant and in pain and carrying on. As soon as baby is born everything pregnancy related disappears and it's all a bad dream. Good luck with everything ā¤ļø
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luala@reddit

I’m not a big one for crying. I think maybe not for a few years.
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CurlyCannibal@reddit

The sheer bloody frustration and indignity of fighting a chaotic NHS system has had me weeping bit wet angry frustrated terrified tears this week.
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Strong_Roll5639@reddit

Yesterday. My nan is in a care home and we've been told she likely has days left. I went to go and see her and it was heartbreaking. I held it together until I left her room and couldn't stoop crying.
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nancy-p@reddit

had three miscarriages last year so the big cries have been fairly constant, although the gaps between them are getting bigger. my best friend just had her baby and I should have been having mine in a month. so happy for her but I’m devastated we won’t be going through it together, especially since we used to talk about having kids at the same time 15 years ago in school.
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luckylolamalady@reddit

Yesterday. My depression is kicking in hard
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e-pancake@reddit

like two nights ago, my migraines have been increasing and there’s no end in sight. I don’t want to live like this again :/
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NoStoryTerritory@reddit

Last week I had a thought that I regret being a mum when my baby wouldn't go to sleep at night for hours. I regretted it and felt very guilty immediately as I love her to bits. What made me cry is I felt really sorry for her as she doesn't deserve me having these thoughts.
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Individual_Ad_974@reddit

about half an hour ago
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Difficult_Bad1064@reddit

I can't. I think I'm otherwise emotionally stable but even losing a parent and a spouse I could only manage a few seconds.
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stefancooper@reddit

Dad's funeral march 2024
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gemenemenem@reddit

Literally 20minutes ago. The big crying has ceased but my eyes are still leaking.
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the_topiary@reddit

Some while ago. My dog was poorly (he'd been to the vets and was end of life) but I had to travel quite a long way for a professional exam. I failed it, headed home, and the first thing I had to do when I got back was bury my dog. He died alone, in the garden, waiting for me to get back. I absolutely sobbed.
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No_Step8958@reddit

That is incredibly sad. Hope you found comfort from the happy memories that you have of your beloved pet.
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Kanebass98@reddit

An hour ago
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BarbiePeonies@reddit

January My grandads death anniversary I don’t have any grandparents but his passing hurt the most because we got extremely close at the end of his life and every call he’d ask me when I’m coming to Pakistan to see him I kept telling him in a little while and I’ll be there but that time never came So his death anniversary is always the hardest
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Toots1993@reddit

A few weeks ago, saying goodbye to my grandad. He was in a hospice, and it truly broke my heart to kiss his cheek and tell him I loved him for the last time. To get to 33 and still have my grandparents is amazing, though. I might have a big cry tonight! Going through one of those phases in life where it just feels really tough. It will get better, just have to hang in there until it does. Sending love to all who are struggling today
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Belterhaze31@reddit

About an hour ago A close friend passed away in the night, I found out when I woke up this morning and have spent most my day sitting in disbelief not really sure how to feel. Struggling for it feel ā€˜real’, then one of his family members posted the kindest tribute to him along with many pictures of them together and it just completely broke me
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Mithrandearyme@reddit

6 weeks ago when we had to put our 18 year old family cat down.Ā  Before that? Can't actually remember.Ā 
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Lynvor@reddit

First break up at 21. Haven't really cried that hard since. I'm 32 now, and I just marathon my way through problems.
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Bazzlekry@reddit

April 7th 2025. My dad’s funeral. I’ve had a couple of little cries since, but I find it really hard to properly cry these days.
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3astardo@reddit

About 2yrs ago, when I found out my Oldest Friend took his own life at 57 , Maybe it was more of a Anger Cry why he did it and not reaching out , Never a Day goes by I don’t think about him and the Crazy times we had growing up up 🄃
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WildOne19923@reddit

Last night. Still coming to terms that my dad has stage 2 pancreatic cancer after beating prostate cancer last year.
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Ornery-Wasabi-1018@reddit

About 11 months ago. My boss was absolutely vile. It was the final straw, ive currently got a new job, and an awesome pair of bosses.
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Ecstatic_Effective42@reddit

Happened to me years ago - nasty little bullying twerp of a boss. Dragged me into a room and started screaming about disrespect and no professionalism - all utter bollocks: I'd been having a joke with some of the other staff. He just kept on, and on, and on and finally my temper... just flipped. I wanted to beat this short-arse little twat into a pile of body parts, but I needed the job. All that emotion... I just lost it and burst into tears, great wracking sobs. He had no idea... (I made a formal complaint, I wasn't the only one he'd pissed off, so he got moved to a new job with a very, very long title.) Very happy to hear you got out and found a great place to be šŸ˜„
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Funky_monkey2026@reddit

Been many years, probably about 15. My dad was abusive to my mum and I stepped in. My uncle pretty much disowned me. I do have little cries when watching movies all the time.
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No-Sandwich1511@reddit

At the end of October 2026, my dad called to tell me he had been diagnosed with cancer and was being rushed in for emergency surgery. He raised me single-handedly, so the reality that I could one day lose him hit me incredibly hard. I’m grateful to say that after months of radiation and chemotherapy, he is now cancer-free.
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threeminutesoftime@reddit

The Pep Guardiola leaving video this morning.
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loulabelle20@reddit

Sunday, actually doing quite well this week. Been the longest I haven't cried in a month
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stm2657@reddit

Last weekend. Was discussing with my wife how we navigate an illness I have. I can’t bear to see her having to do so much while I have to sit there of little use. We cried for some time.
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GeminiCheese@reddit

Great question. I can remember crying twice in the last 15 years. One was my grandfather's funeral, and the other was whilst having a stress-induced breakdown due to work. About 8 years ago for the latter.
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bizstring@reddit

Earlier today
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