Cannot Cry

I have recently been diagnosed with depression and i was just wondering if anyone is in the same situation, where u have a lot of pain inside and a lot of terrible things happen, like people u love die, but u just cannot cry.. no matter how hard u try to.. just to try and let out ur emotion.. u cant. Im going through this at the moment and its so hard not being able to let out the emotion.. can anyone help?
- tan

Tear stained face:

Initially, this might sound harsh, but hear me out. Firstly, I would change my name to something on the lines of 'smiling face' only because once we put a 'tag' on ourselves it's hard to break what we 'think' we are. Example: I think I'm bad, then I have to act bad etc etc. I don't mean to sound paronizing, here.

Secondly, I know what depression's like: I've been there and it's not good time to say the least. But do something that breaks the cycle that got you there in the first place. Be bold. Do something that expresses the real you! For me, it's the martial arts or kick boxing - it releases so much frustration and energy that I'm left feeling a lot more positive prior to the session.

Also, you must also blank negative thoughts from your mind. Negative thought = another negative thought = sadness. Try to banish them. When a negative thought arrives, push it out and replace it with a positive thought - try it for a day, at least.

However, you must break the cycle of thoughts/actions that have got you into a depressed state in the first place.

And by the way, it will pass and the sunshine will creep out of the dark clouds: it always does, even if you don't think it will, it always does!

Take care and I wish you well.

i have depression, and i find it really hard to cope, i find it hard to cry but when major things happen in my life i can still cry..... so i'm suprised you cant??!! talk to your doctor and see what he thinks about giving you medication for it, although sometimes the medication for depression can make you put on weight which isn't good!!!!! i can't get medication because my doctor says i'm just attention seeking, but hopefully you've got a better doctor than me!!!!!
good luck
and if you ever need to talk, just send me a message.
luv RaNdOmGaL xxx

hey....i'm pretty sure i have depression cuz i can't seen to cry either....no matter how many traumatizing things happen to me.... i couldn't even cry when my uncle died, i was just really sad....

Yeah i think me not being able to cry is a problem....i'm probably gonna go to da doc and see if i do have sumthin wrong with me....Hopung Not.....but anyway i think u should go to da doc as well....the sooner the better!

~Luvz~
~Chica~

One of my friends was diagnosed with depression and his meds don't let him cry. Just keep hanging in there!
Car

They said I had depression when I was just a confused little kid... I was NINE when they put me on Prozac, and the worst part is, it was the drug itself that made me depressed and suicidal. They only took me off of it (offically, any way) about a month ago. They said I was "cured." But depression isn't the flu, like they were trying to make it sound, it's a chemical imbalance in the brain that can't be cured EXCEPT when they have you on medication. If they said I was "cured" by taking me off the meds, then there wasn't really anything wrong with me in the first place (which is true). I hate doctors. They put me in mental hospitals and had me coked up on every drug they could for so long...

You're in for a tough ride, chick.

♥Niki

^^ Well, if they think you're as crazy as they thought I was, anyway.

♥Niki

THEN ....what? You can't do that...don't start something and not finish it.......you'll drive me BANANAS!!!! lol

I'm pretty sure I've got depression to but even if I was diagnosed with it I would refuse to take medication. I know what you mean about not being able to cry. I write poems and stories to rid myself of my built up emotion. Also confiding in a close friend or councellor helps a great deal. Don't worry yourself about not being able to cry, it's a very common thing. I hope things get better for you! Good Luck!

You're 15....doctors told you you're depressed? Are you sure they didn't say it was puberty?

LOL!

lol oh my Natalie84 that was funny

well i have not been diaginosed with depression but ever one i know tells me i am my parents wanted me to see some one but i told them i would not do it maybey i should have, but o well, yeah i know what you mean tho you want to cry but you just cant it's like your all cried out, i been this was for soemtime now i guess thats what happens when you get hurt time after time but what do i know.

im on depression pills and i feel they make me so fake. i couldnt cry or really feel sad at all, but now they just arent working, im cutting even more than before and i feel suicidal..

I'm not on any pills.. I don't cry.. I went to a friends little 3 year old sisters funeral.. I felt bad for her, but I didn't cry.. But maybe that's because I'm just a prick. Who knows!

I can't cry either :( i know what your going through, i just feel as though i have no emotion and when i do i cant show it, i cant remember the last time i cryed, one of my friends almost died, i couldnt cry...it didnt hurt that bad...and that is horrible but i couldnt cry or even feel all i could do was dwell on it. and recently my best friend moved 2 states away and i was miserable, but coudnt cry no matter how hard i tried, i just cant cry maybe ill be able to some day but for now im SOL...

JBN

i can't cry either....i'll be so sad about something, but i won't be able to cry....and that just makes me feel worse....like i'm heartless and have no emotions....i wish i could cry, though, i think it would help me....

hun.. im drunk.. but at a party tonite I CRYED SO MUCH, and my friend said it was just because ive been thru so much and have kept it all inside that i actually was able to cry drunk.

its weird i know... but ive kept so much inside........ and everything sucks. i know what ur going thru.. please know your not alone

to add to that.. i never cry drunk.. thats how depressed ive been lately. i hate it

depression angsiety and ADHD, (Attention deffesit hyperactivity dissorder).

its just a description

i dont actually think not crying could be tagged as a 'problem'... there are stages like that..it should usually pass. if you have depression it may be just negatve mind playin tricks on you.

1) you can definately have depression at 15
2).."i'm sorry it had to end like this"...that can't be good...i thought you were feeling better?!:(
take care all x x x

my name is tear stained face because i used to cry a lot. but now i suddenly cant cry anymore and i am beginning to get a lil confused. its a long story, dont worry about it.
peace.
- tan

i had the same problem for like a month like my mom would say shit and my sister would say she wished i was died and poeple would fight in my house and i just went in my room and watched tv but i never cried but im over it know and i have to say i kinda liked not caring and not cying

i know what you mean....but you just got to take ti one step at a time....if you cant cry...you cant cry...maybe you handle things differently...who knows....its not a bad thing....

-kayla-