Is it bad for a grown man to cry in the workplace?
442729
Seriously? It's not professional to cry or be made to cry. Frankly you're both wrong and weird. \n\nIt's just a job. You cry at funerals and the end of Old Yeller... not work.
939234
crying is thought to be a trait that men don't engage in.  well it's 2006. and men do cry!\nyour crying may be as simple as having a tender heart.  there's nothing wrong with this.  However, i believe (based on my own experience) that the source of your crying is depression.  if you're on a medication to treat depression, obviously it's not doing its thing.  you may want to ask your family doctor or a psychiatrist to:  a. increase your dosage    b. switch your medication   or  c. supplement your anti-depression with another drug to bost the level of medication in your system.\nyou don't need to suffer.  there is help available.  promise yourself that you will seek out this assistance so that you can begin to feel more in control of your emotions.\nyou have my sympathy!
693782
Yes this is normal. What you feel is just a normal reaction to hurt and frustration. The real job is staying together in spite of those feelings and toughing it out.Sounds like ya'll are on the right tract. Just always be open to listening to each other...and compromising.
991766
a lot of men in the workplace get really gossipy, too.\n\ni'd mind my own business and not let everything get to you.  there will always be someone who will not agree with you or will work against you wherever you go - you just have to learn to dal with things like these.  if you quit your jobs to get away from them, it means you are admitting defeat.
363532
To begin with, something upsetting has happened to bring you to the point of tears.  This in itself is stressful.  Stress and tension break down the ammune system and can lead to illness over time.  So, when you cry, and I mean really sob, your body is releasing stress, sadness, perhaps anger, and all around tension.  It isn't just the crying that is tiring, it is the emotional drainage.  Did you know it takes more muscles to frown than to smile?  I've cried quite a bit, I'm kind of an expert, tee hee.
401761
Most guys were brought up that way its a sign of weakness to cry in public. So they go off somewhere an cry or do whatever they do when they are hurt. Some are quiet and don't speak or won't eat for days. There are just so many things we do to express loss. A woman crying in public is more acceptable. I guess it's a society thing.
1110845
Yes it is okay to cry ... sometimes that is the only way you can show and express how you feel ... so hun just let it out !
1026285
Skyler --\nIt IS okay for a man to cry, especially to express his emotions.  It is also healthier to do so when it needs to be done.  Do not put this off until later.  If it is okay to laugh when you are happy, then it okay to cry when you are sad.\n\nIf you do not want to appear as a crybaby, then do not cry like a baby, with loud sobbing and blubbering.  If you do not want to appear to be a whiner, then learn to cry without whining.\n\nThere is never anything wrong with allowing the tears to flow.  But if you want to look masculine doing it, do so silently (a little nose sniffling is okay, so is blowing your nose if that is needed).  Just let the tears fall, do not draw attention to them by continuing to wipe them away.  Take deep breaths, fill your lungs, hold the air slightly before you exhale and cry.\n\nEmotions are meant to be expressed.  When you try to hold them inside, you are doing yourself harm (that is why you feel like you are going to explode).  When you express your emotions honestly, you have nothing to be ashamed about.\n\nOne of my favorite verses from the Bible is also one of the shortest.  It reads: "Jesus wept."
1053209
Every one man or woman, all have a mature side but also still have spontaneous and childish outbursts.  it really doesnt matter how old or mature a person is, it really depends on their background, personality & career.
1162492
if you did something to make him realy angry then maybe he cannot help it but to shout at you. but on the other hand if you were upset by something out of your hands and just needed a cry and he shouts at you,,then no its not ok. because he is suppose to confort you and heal your tears. at least to make things easier. try making him cry and shout in his face then see how he likes this treatment.
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I have never received an apology from an employer after he or she had hurt my feelings.  \n\nTake that as a positive, and go back to work.  You are not the first, and won't be the last, to cry at work.\n\nAssuming you are a female, welcome to the world of hormones.
249337
My dad died 2 years ago and I did not cry out loud.On the inside i was in hysterics,on the outside calm.I am still that way.Perhaps that is why I ache inside> I still think of him many times a day. So I can not give you advice on how to deal ; only tell you that you are not alone.
305965
Not really.  I often find it hard to stop once I get going, and I find myself crying even more because I am so sad.  It is a strange cycle, and I just look forward to the times when I have no reason to cry anyway!
844011
No way. Crying is a natural process. Stop watching all those commercials that tell you you need to be medicated. You're fine.
258080
You can't.  It's just your emotions flowing out. I am like that too.  Don't worry.  It's ok if you cry a lot.
1111195
I do when I think to much negatives about myself, but that usually happens at night when I'm alone... and no not that often right now. Other times I'll cry for my family, if someone is sick, or something. But if I'm too emotional sometimes I'll cry seeing something sad on the news... or of course a sad movie, which is why I don't like dramas. I'll also cry out of anger. I don't think it's bad, it's better than screaming and cussing out someone like some people do. I think I am a very emotional person, but at the same time I have learned how to work with it, and I'm happy that I have.
817369
Stop crying. I am not saying that that wasn't sad and I am not saying you shouldn't cry, but you've got to stop thinking about things that happened in the past.\n\nIt's a crazy notion propogated by the society, that when someone sexually abuses you, he/she makes you impure. It's wrong. You are not responsible for the things that were forcibly done to you. You are as pure as you were when you were a kid. The other guy has sinned; it's his fault. If you constantly cry and be unhappy, you are only punishing yourself for something that was never your fault anyway. Not fair to you AT ALL.\n\nForget about the past and relatives who just don't care about your feelings. Who wants such nasty people to love you anyway?\n\nLook at today. You've got a job. You probably support yourself well. I am proud of you. Now only if you stop crying and see that you don't deserve to be unhappy, you'll be perfect. :)\n\nSmile!