Does anyone cry when they get really angry?

[NY Disney fan]

I have this weird thing where, for as long as I can remember, I cry when I get really, really angry. Not depressed, I mean when someone has a confrontation with me or gets on my bad side. Is this "therapy worthy" stuff or just normal? To me yelling, shouting, putting my fist through a wall anger does not compute. I am incapable of doing this. I can't even curse out a stranger. I just start crying and people mistake my tears for sadness. Any opinions?

 

[DMickey28]

Not really anger but frustration makes me cry. I do get mad, like punch a wall mad, but when I get frustrated I don't want to hit anything or act out, I just cry.

 

[Bee]

I cry when I am really really angry... or frustrated. When I feel I have been backed against a wall and there are no options.. it just comes from no where... Just start crying...

I think it is somewhat normal.

Bee

 

[NotUrsula]

Yeah, me too, and it is frustrating as heck. (That wasn't my first choice of word, LOL.) When I am just absolutely livid, tears start streaming down my cheeks, no matter how hard I try to hold them back.

It is *impossible* to be taken seriously when you're one of the people that this happens to. You really can't scare anyone when you've got tears running down your face. Even chewing out my kids makes me look like a helpless blubbering idiot.

 

[Feralpeg]

I don't cry, but my throat tends to close up and I end up sounding a lot like Minnie Mouse. This was not a good thing in the corporate world! I really had to work on it.

 

[NHdisneylover]

YES--whenever I am very angry OR very frustrated. I HATE this about myself. I have tried so hard to control it forever but it seems to be totally beyond my control. No one takes you seriously when you are crying

 

[TriMom]

I do that too. It took forever to convince DH that I was not playing dirty in fights. I was not crying to get my way, I was crying because for some reason my tear ducts are hardwired to anger.

 

[Darsa]

Oh, heck ya. I cry at *e v e r y t h i n g*. Sad, mad, happy, nervous, excited, random TV commercials... you name it, I'll cry about it. It gets very annoying at times, I'll tell ya! I had my yearly review just last week, and I congratulated myself for a while afterwards because I got through the whole thing without a single tear!

 

[autumnpalm]

Yep! I cry when I'm angry, frustrated, upset... actually I think I cry more often out of frustration/anger than out of sadness!

 

[HsvTeacher]

I do that too. It took forever to convince DH that I was not playing dirty in fights. I was not crying to get my way, I was crying because for some reason my tear ducts are hardwired to anger.

My DH was the same way! I cry when I get angry or extremely frustrated. It takes me a long time to get to that point, but when I do, it takes me forever to stop crying. (I'm a snubber...)

 

[pixiewings71]

Yup, I do when I'm angry, sad or frustrated! lol I really hate that about me but how do you change it? My boss hates having any type of serious talk with me because I get so mad and then just cry.

 

[MickeysMommy]

I thought I was the only one!!! It's so annoying and not very professional!

 

[apirateslifeforme]

When I'm extremely angry, yes. But you can tell I'm angry...along with the tears, my eyes narrow, nostrils flare, lips purse, fists clench, I breathe heavily...I take after my grandma. Except I don't get to the point of throwing dishes...not yet, anyway.

I also cry when I'm thoroughly overwhelmed. And then, you can tell I'm nervous...I cry, I smile and giggle and can't seem to concentrate on anything else.

 

[a paper star]

Not only do I cry but I yell/scream and throw things. I have a bad temper and I'm not proud of it.

 

[SNylund]

I definitely would not say it is therapy worthy, probably pretty normal. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[dancingdisneygirl]

I'm the same way. When something is bothering me I have a hard time talking about it with the person because I end up crying. I really hate it most of the time because I can't control it no matter how hard I try.

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

When I was younger, no - now that I'm older, and if it has to do with my kids, then yes. For example, my inlaws help out a lot with our kids while we work, but we were having an issue with them. I was so upset about it, I started to cry... at work... thank goodness I have an office, and I was able to compose myself rather quickly, but I did cry because I was so angry. I think it also had to do with a sence of hopelessness because although I was mad about what was happening, I knew there wasn't much I could do to stop it.

 

[dapoteete]

I thought I was the only one!!! It's so annoying and not very professional!

I too thought I was the only one. We feel so strongly about our point of view that this is how we react. As much as I hate it, I'm glad I don't yell, kick, bite, etc...

 

[AmericangirlinFrance]

YES. It is definitely tough professionally! I try really hard to keep it together, but I am a crier when I get really angry!

 

[NEM]

yep...and does my sister...and yes it is really hard in the professional world, but I am getting better at least when it comes to business.

I definitely cray more from anger and frustration than sadness.

I always think it reeks of weakness and it makes me crazy...when really I am just really ticked off!

You dont need therapy for it. It happens to a lot of people...