Hormones are going absolutely bonkers.

[Melissa Jill]

I received some bad news earlier and was so upset all day I barely spoke to anyone and had to go to the toilet twice just so I could cry. Its weird though because I kept perfect composure up until the second I had locked the door, then I literally just burst out crying whilst crouching in the corner of the room.
Then when I finished work I was as happy as larry and have been most of the night, but whilst watching tv, within 30 minutes I randomly burst into tears 3 times, each time lasting only 2-3 seconds each, not enough enough time for tears to come o_0

[michelleinktown]

Welcome to hormones, it happens to me as well, happy all day and for no real reason tears. I don't mind because I know why this is happening and love the journey I'm on. I really have to watch myself at work because I do work in a maxium security institution and good forbid the inmates seen this. I an starting to have bigger issues to deal with at my work now after being on hormones for three months, but all for the better.

[ReineD]

Melissa, try if you can to look deep within yourself for the reasons behind the tears.

I'm quite emotional. It doesn't take much to make me cry and I'm not ashamed of my tears. I rather believe them to be a healthy way to process emotion. Their other purpose is to let us know there is something going on that needs our attention. I never cry for no reason. There is always a reason, even if it is difficult for me to discern it at times. The reasons can range from sadness, anger, rage, frustration, stress, feelings of helplessness, fear, and even joy, depending on the type of tears.

I remember growing up, hearing the men in my family accusing women of crying for no reason and that always ticked me off. Of course we have reasons to cry, just like men do. Except we allow ourselves to and many men don't (especially from my father's generation).

[Aprilrain]

For males it's not about not letting yourself cry at least it wasn't for me. Testosterone literally dampens emotion or turns it all in to some level of frustration/anger. I cried maybe 3 or 4 times in the span of about 18 years. More or less late puberty to when I started taking hormones. It wasn't that I didn't want to cry or that I was ashamed of crying I just couldn't, I'd get right up to the point of tears and either get angry or go numb. I guess some males are less hardened than others but I wanted to cry and could not, it was very frustrating!

I don't cry much now except when I'm depressed then I might spend a week crying off and on throughout the day. Since I'm on antidepressants my highs are evened out so I don't get real emotionally "up" either, I kinda miss that : (

[Jessica_Grl]

hormones --- they are a interesting combination of science and reality all bottled up into one neat little contraption aint they? --- my fiance from time to time catches me in some emotional rollercoaster rides since i have started HRT, and continues to mock and joke that i am turning woman, and have begun my PMS stages. I do remind her that I cant PMS, and that I never will PMS --- HOWEVER i did inform her that she might catch me SMP'n from time to time, and that would be a good thing

so what is SMP = PMS backwards -- i just might always PMS backwards, but atleast every now and again i can come up for a fresh breath of air and realize the humor in my own emotions and my own life, it all helps me to keep sane in these rollercoaster rides that the HRT keeps me on

Jessica Annette

[ReineD]

If you want words for the acronym, how about SMP: Shifting Mood Phase? :)

[LeaP]

For males it's not about not letting yourself cry at least it wasn't for me. Testosterone literally dampens emotion or turns it all in to some level of frustration/anger. (

I seem to tear up pretty easily, but only by myself. Like you, it was only a few times with anyone else present in many years.