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02/14/2012 05:44 PM
enoughalready
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I am not sure why this is or if it is even anxiety, Sometimes my chest will feel full and hurt for days, then I will get upset about something and cry my eyes out and its all gone. How can crying take it all away? It really is the best medicaine but it has me wondering if it really is anxiety?
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
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02/15/2012 02:14 AM  Top
Catfishes24
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I don't know why crying sometimes makes me feel better too. One of our fellow members has a signature line that says something like "we cry because we have been strong so long."

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02/15/2012 08:14 PM  Top
maryw2201
 
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Crying helps me a lot and I have done a lot the last few days and I feel preety good for now but I have noticed when my chest starts to hurt it stops after I've had a good cry .
I am not a Doctor just giving my personal experiance with anxiety and panic attacks fibro and ibs.

02/16/2012 10:50 AM  Top
damselndistress
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For some reason one day I decided to stop crying and I didn't cry for a long time. I was tough I could take anything.

Well then I realized how foolish that was. If things really hurt why was I withholding myself from being able to express that pain in a healthy way, so I started to cry again and I cried every time I felt hurt and it was so liberating.

I do cry when my chest hurts and it does stop hurting but I had no clue that the crying is what was helping. I just cried because I was so desperate and scared and then stopped when it stopped hurting and thought wow I didn't realize the pain was going to go away so quickly. I had No clue that it was the crying that made it stop hurting.

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02/17/2012 11:53 AM  Top
Ginag
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I read that differnt reasons for crying makes the tears have differnt taste. Sadness tastes salty. this is because tears help remove some chemicals from our system. So hence , we feel better.

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02/17/2012 07:29 PM  Top
sassy2684
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Crying always makes me feel better even when in an anxiety attack!
Everyday is a new day to make the next day brighter!

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02/17/2012 08:26 PM  Top
enoughalready
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I wish I knew something else that would take this pain away, I cant stand it but dont really have anything going on right at this moment to make me cry Sad
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.

02/17/2012 10:16 PM  Top
AmyGirl
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Crying to me is cleansing of the soul. Smile It always makes me feel better too.
I am not a doctor although wish I was. LOL All of my comments are strictly my opinion only from my own experiences. I am on no medications at the time but have taken medication in the past. So anything I say about medication is only my opinion from the experiences I have had while on medication. Never stop taking or take medication without talking to your doctor first.

02/18/2012 06:26 PM  Top
Raoul
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Well - I am a man - but sometimes a good tear or two is quite relieving.
I am not a doctor - and my advice is purely from my personal experience and my opinion!!

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02/19/2012 03:33 AM  Top
2ofme
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Maybe the chest pains are the onset of an 'anxiety attack' and the crying is a method of 'release'? I dunno ... just thinking out loud.

But every individual can only 'hold in', and 'hold down' so much, until it has to be released. Some individual 'release' in anger or rage, others release in excessive talking or business, yet others release by crying or in an artistic manner or expressive poetry. The point being, everyone must release sooner of later.

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