Is crying a sign of depression?!
Question: I have been diagnosed in the past with an anxiety/mood disorder and with a depressive disorder. If I cry, but I have not cried in quite awhile, is this still a sign of my depression? When I cry, I feel like I am releasing feelings that I have not been able to feel, since I have been taking seroquel, and lexapro, which supposedly helps with depression.
Also, doesn't everyone have to feel a release with crying, and if so, how come their crying would not be considered "depression"? It seems to me that anyone who cries is caused by allowing too much of the "sad" chemicals to build up, like with depression.
Should I tell my therapist that I have cried?
Answers: I have been diagnosed in the past with an anxiety/mood disorder and with a depressive disorder. If I cry, but I have not cried in quite awhile, is this still a sign of my depression? When I cry, I feel like I am releasing feelings that I have not been able to feel, since I have been taking seroquel, and lexapro, which supposedly helps with depression.
Also, doesn't everyone have to feel a release with crying, and if so, how come their crying would not be considered "depression"? It seems to me that anyone who cries is caused by allowing too much of the "sad" chemicals to build up, like with depression.
Should I tell my therapist that I have cried?
Crying can be a sign of depression, but it can also just mean that you have some feelings that have to be let out. Crying for no apparent reason or having crying jags are usually a sign of depression. Crying because some thing sad or bad has happened is normal. IF you think that you're crying for no reason you might want to mention it to your therapist and if you have crying jags you might also want to tell your therapist. But if you're crying because so something bad or sad that happened they probably don't have to know.
Crying isn't bad if you have a reason.
My mother passed away last summer when I was taking Lexapro for my depression. I bawled my eyes out even though I hadn't cried in months.
Crying for no reason at all (once I cried because I saw the moon in the sky) is a sign that maybe your meds need adjusted.
Dear Tonia,
Crying is completely normal. Almost everybody does it, so it is not necessarily a sign of your depression coming back. I can understand though, that because you were once diagnosed with depression, you might be worried sooner than others. I myself have struggled with anxiety disorder, and even though I'm doing great now, I still worry. Everybody gets anxious sometimes, like before an exam or something, and so do I. But because I have had problems with it in the past, every time I got anxious I felt scared that the disorder might be coming back. I now know that it is completely normal to be anxious every once in a while, and so is crying. Also, the release you feel afterward is completely normal. It's why we cry really. Crying is a way of expressing intense emotion, and after expressing that it is natural (and even good) to feel relieved.
I would advise you to tell your therapist about the crying and especially about these doubts you have. The crying is not a problem, you just have to learn to interpret and handle your feelings again.
I wish you all the best, and hope you will be able to beat this completely and live a happy and fulfilling life.
lots of love
Did something tragic happen to someone close to you?It's a normal reaction,but if your crying for no reason, then yes I would bring it up.Crying is a sentimental subject.