posted March 19, 2005 04:26 PM              

If I am angry, especially in discussion-I cry.

Reading a horrifying rape story in India in People magazine the other week (the 'virgin' sister of a young man who had sex with some girl from a higher caste family was gang-raped by 4 disgusting men from the opposing village as payback to bring shame on the young man's family)-made me cry in sadness and anger...nearly makes me cry just writing about this story.

Moving music brings tears to my eyes quite easily.

Watching my friends' young children on stage for a recital/school program makes me weep with feelings of being proud for that child.

posted March 19, 2005 09:43 PM              

interesting topic.

The other thing that nobody has mentioned is the way you cry. Are you the type that just silenty sobs, or are you more the wailing type??? I'm more the silent sobber.

As I've mentioned in another thread, I have four of the five planets that you have in Scorp. It takes a bit to make me cry though. I think it is because as a child, I grew up in a house where expressing emotions was not encouraged. It's not like they were discouraged either.....they were simply not addressed at all. So for years and years and years, I internalised everything. Became somewhat poker-faced to the outside world (but then Scorps are often like that).

When I see or hear of injustice (particularly involving children) it makes me nausoeus rather than brings me to tears. Like for example, last year's Beslan hostage situation. I did not cope well with that at all. And more recently, I saw a review on a german movie that's just been released. I don't know what it is called but apparently it is very ground-breaking because it shows the war from the german's viewpoint. And in the past, they had not expressed their feelings about Hitler etc. The particular scene I saw, showed a mother, making her children drink poison. I think she chose to kill her children rather than submit them to the torture that they may have received. To be quite honest, I didn't pay much attention because I was too busy trying to find the remote to switch the tv off. I just felt so ill. I could not cope with it. I did not have a good night's sleep that night.

Tears well up for me too, when I am proud. Last November, my nephew and niece spoke at their grandmother's (my sister's mother-in-law's) funeral. They did such a great job and they are only 16 and 13, respectively. Then, my nephew spoke at my mother's funeral in February this year. Though, I had already been crying through most of that funeral.

Also, with my own children, when I watch them in the school play, or at sport's day etc. I get a lump in my throat.

I think for me, stress plays a major factor. I tend to cry more easily if I am stressed. But sometimes, I almost shake my fist at the Universe and say, come on, is that the best you can dish up to me.....I'm not going to cry about that. I'm not beaten yet. Give it your best shot.

Yeah, so I have a few battle scares and I am somewhat stubborn - my moon is in Aries!

posted March 20, 2005 11:29 PM              

People get surprised.

posted March 21, 2005 06:56 AM              

When I was a kid, I stayed in my room, in tears, from hurt feelings.
Reading, writing, watching TV, listening to the radio, sad stories, heartwarming stories, ect.

I'm a bit of both type of crying.
Only alone, or in more pain than I can bear, would I wail.
Although, I do believe that the wailing gets it all out more sucessfully than silently sobbing.
The silent sob, seems an on going process, perhaps days or weeks of hurting, where wailing, has a more cleansing effect.
(unfortunately times for being able to wail are very limited). And I'd prefer to get it out and get it done with and be over it. (some of those sessions may include a good down deep scream, if the enviroment allows)

Another thing, after I had my first child, if things were bothering me, I'd wait till she was asleep in another room, before I'd give myself liberty to cry at all, because I didn't want to upset her.

posted March 21, 2005 08:54 AM              

can/aqua/aries

posted March 21, 2005 03:30 PM            

I am empathic and sense another's feelings, even to the point of knowing exactly what they are feeling, be it a body sensation or emotion. For this reason, it's difficult for me to be in crowds unless I am prepared for it. I soak in everything. I cry at weddings, funerals, lost animals, anything.

I cry in private and am too sensitive for my own good.

posted March 22, 2005 01:32 PM              

I'll go through phases of crying. I know I SHOULD do it once a month, and it usually occurs, whether I want to or not, just before my period. It's like all the anger or sadness I hid inside me gets purged. While it's happening, I usually feel a unique mix of embarrassment and relief.

posted March 22, 2005 03:32 PM              

with the exception of that moment that arises when you thought everything was alright...
and then KABLAAMMM!!!
before you know it - sadness takes over - the nose burns - the eyes feel a strange sensation, somewhat foreign to a non-cryer -i cry for everything and nothing for only a brief moment...

not being accustomed to crying, when it does happen, i tend to want to see myself in the mirror (so as to know what i look like crying) and then i can cry no more...no matter how badly i want to!!!
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did you know that there is a different chemical that is released in tears of emotion than the chemical found in tears of physical pain???
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elephants are the only other creatures aside from humans that release this chemical belonging to emotional tears...
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posted March 22, 2005 03:43 PM              

Emotional problems make me sad(and I can cry if I want to)...there was a period when I used to cry a lot, but now I don't cry alot..I don't see any purpose in crying..when I get sad, I just talk about it, instead of whining about it.

posted March 24, 2005 09:54 AM              

I personally think it's a bad idea to have to look at yourself in the mirror to see what you look like when you cry, unless you are a serious thespian doing research. What you look like on the outside is NOTHING like the richness of emotions you're inner self can experience with such a release. Maybe you are secretly afraid of losing control in that way in front of others? But if you are alone, don't pull yourself outside quite so fast. I can see where you might be one of the more objective ones of the Zodiac, but all the more reason to respect your emotions and provide them an atmosphere to be expressed.

Yes, we talked a while back about how different tears have different chemicals. Yet ONE MORE reason to let yourself cry until you do not need to anymore, as those tears DO contain toxins, and the body IS trying to rid them.

Do you have any Planets at all in Water? How about any Planets in Water Houses?

Autumn wind -

What House is your Aqua Moon in? If I'm not mistaken, Aqua Moon's experience emotions on a whole'nother level, and although Aqua is known for it's occasional detachment, when in the Moon placement, it makes the Moon act in quite uncharacteristic ways. It's like taking all the Aqua's concern for "humanity", and giving it tear ducts.

I think Libra's are also more emotional than most people think, maybe even more than Libra's themselves think. Afterall, Libra IS the first Sign which deals with relating to others. And if we were to make balanced decisions without understanding other people's emotions, we'd all be dolts!

And your Sag influences? I've never known a Sag who didn't get hot under the collar over something or other. It's what makes them so passionate. But Venus in Scorpio, and North Node in Pisces as well? We may have some similarities in how we are affected by sad events in the world, etc. Sometimes, I have to do a fasting of no TV, no radio, no news for a while. I'm a Libra with Mercury, Mars & Neptune in Scorpio, Midheaven (MC), and South Node in Aquarius, Chiron in Pisces.

Sometimes tears can come from anger, so I've just given myself permission to cry and let it go WHENEVER I need to. I've had to get used to their irregular schedule. Sometimes I'll cry all day, every day for a while. Sometimes I don't cry at all for a few months. It's not consistent that way, which may bug someone who leans more towards the objective.