Crying

[EM44]

Hey just wondering how anyone else deals with crying when you’re at work ? I hate it I feel like my eyes get so swollen and red everyone staring at me. Crying as I’m typing this I suffer from anxiety and depression as well as get panic attacks. Currently drinking chamomile tea to try to relax a bit.

[Ladybug9]

We really can't stop tears when they need to come out and I don't think we should have to.

[Kangaroo_Alice]

Yeah I try to be as discreet as possible. My severe anxiety made me feel like I was going to burst into tears at the slightest thing. If my meds hadn’t kicked in I probably would have lost my job. Depression and anxiety had me making too many mistakes.

[EM44 in reply to Kangaroo_Alice]

I have prescribed Xanax but I can’t take it bc my job is too safety sensitive. And they do random drug test here . So I take calm tea and natural stress supplements . Which I’m still waiting for it to work . I only take Xanax if I really really can’t take it anymore that’s usually my last resort .

[Madmax234]

I try and take deep breaths and go into the bathroom and put a wet paper towel underneath my eyes. I also blame allergies sometimes. I’m such an obvious crier too so it’s hard to hide it!

[EM44 in reply to Madmax234]

Thanks appreciate it , I go to bathroom a well but there are so many people in bathroom sometime . I just rush out with my head down . The mask helps cover the redness of my nose and mouth .

[Dreamdash]

Oh my gosh, then I’m not the only one? I go in my car to cry.

[EM44 in reply to Dreamdash]

Nope your definitely not lol . I wish I can run to my car to cry thow , probably would be better bc I could let it all out unfortunately I can’t . Smh

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Sounds strange but have you tried having a good cry before you start work (so you kind of release all that emotion in a scheduled way?). I’ve been doing ‘worry time’ advised be my CBT which is a 30 min time slot for worrying, panic and crying. Then I meditate and do calm breathing. Then I start the day......sometimes that helps stop the build up of the anxiety if I let it out each morning before it gets to breaking point?