Hey Glenna! Wow, I never knew this was possible--to not be able to cry. I believe you 100% of course. This is going to help me empathize with people a lot more in the future who may not be crying in a moment where, normally, it calls for it.
Thank you, Tom. For most of my life, I've been totally cut off from genuine feelings, both from the Effexor and also because feelings can be scary as hell. I swear those little YouTube clips really help me cry and let it out, and I've also been watching funny and heartwarming videos to experience a fuller range of emotions.
It seems like the more emotions I seek out, the more I feel when I'm not even trying. Feelings have been so dangerous to me for a long time, which is why I have a hard time writing over certain periods. I have to feel the experience to write about it. It's all weird, for sure. Like you said, it makes me wonder how many trauma survivors are going through the same thing.
I didn't realize that not crying was a side-effect from the meds. When I read that you couldn't cry, I thought I need to try some of that! I cry too much, or used to anyway. I have gotten a bit better about crying at the drop of a hat as I've gotten older. I tell myself it's good to cry even at Hallmark movies that are so obviously fake and badly acted. Thanks for shining a light on this condition.
Thank you, Ilona. Yes, I take a high dose of Effexor, which kind of blunts my emotions, including crying. The rest is likely due to a dysregulated nervous system. It's hard when my feelings just build up and up with no way to release them (hence my YouTube trick...lol). Since I've been using that trick, it's hard to explain, but I feel more of other emotions and feel more real. Thank you for always being so kind.
Hey Glenna! Wow, I never knew this was possible--to not be able to cry. I believe you 100% of course. This is going to help me empathize with people a lot more in the future who may not be crying in a moment where, normally, it calls for it.
Thank you, Tom. For most of my life, I've been totally cut off from genuine feelings, both from the Effexor and also because feelings can be scary as hell. I swear those little YouTube clips really help me cry and let it out, and I've also been watching funny and heartwarming videos to experience a fuller range of emotions.
It seems like the more emotions I seek out, the more I feel when I'm not even trying. Feelings have been so dangerous to me for a long time, which is why I have a hard time writing over certain periods. I have to feel the experience to write about it. It's all weird, for sure. Like you said, it makes me wonder how many trauma survivors are going through the same thing.
I didn't realize that not crying was a side-effect from the meds. When I read that you couldn't cry, I thought I need to try some of that! I cry too much, or used to anyway. I have gotten a bit better about crying at the drop of a hat as I've gotten older. I tell myself it's good to cry even at Hallmark movies that are so obviously fake and badly acted. Thanks for shining a light on this condition.
Thank you, Ilona. Yes, I take a high dose of Effexor, which kind of blunts my emotions, including crying. The rest is likely due to a dysregulated nervous system. It's hard when my feelings just build up and up with no way to release them (hence my YouTube trick...lol). Since I've been using that trick, it's hard to explain, but I feel more of other emotions and feel more real. Thank you for always being so kind.