Weird thing happened. Why though?

[studytime45]

So let me preface this by saying I had worked three consecutive 12 hour day shifts at this point (may be relevant) :

I get home at around 11 last night. Hang out with my boyfriend. He starts tickling me (I'm very very ticklish), to the point where I am not really digging it anymore. So I push him away and obviously he stops, but at this point I'm laughing so hard I'm out of breath. And then I just start bawling. Crying so hard - sobbing. For what seems like the longest time, but it was maybe like 3-4 minutes lol. 

WTF? I haven't cried in a while, but only because I haven't had reason to. I don't think I bottle up emotions. I wasn't angry with my boyfriend, we were just playing around. Why do you think I sobbed? Over tired? Stressed? Psychotic?   ^o)  

I'm just grateful it occurred at home and not in public. Yikes.

[wambam]

I get weepy around ovulation. Like "ugly crying over spilled coffee" weepy.

[snipsnsnails]

Your body's way of releasing stress. The release of stress through laughing or crying is most likely closely linked.

[ECB]

Ditto the others. I suspect it's largely just being tired.

[BaliHai]

Yep, what the others said. This has happened to me when I've been particularly overtired or stressed.

[partiallysunny]

Tired. And, I've noticed lately, if I don't cry for a long time something silly will make me cry. I guess I just need the release of crying every once and awhile?

[hi725]

I have had this happen when I am over tired, after laughing, or after having an orgasm. It's fucking annoying because I'm totally not a crier the rest of the time.

[lyssbobiss, Command, B613]

Overtired, overwhelmed, and/or hormones.

[So_Fetch]

I do this pretty often. I'll get to laughing super hard and it will turn into crying/gasping. The laughing makes my eyes water and its all downhill from there.

[nomad100]

Another vote for overtired.
I get like this too sometimes and it freaks DH out since I am not a crier at all.

[studytime45]

Feb 26, 2015 8:36:25 GMT -5 nomad100 said:

Another vote for overtired.
I get like this too sometimes and it freaks DH out since I am not a crier at all.

hahaha yeah, my bf was like... DID I BREAK HER???

[pooh8402]

Over tired and stressed

[nomad100]

Feb 26, 2015 8:39:34 GMT -5 studytime45 said:

Feb 26, 2015 8:36:25 GMT -5 nomad100 said:

Another vote for overtired.
I get like this too sometimes and it freaks DH out since I am not a crier at all.

hahaha yeah, my bf was like... DID I BREAK HER???

Yeah, DH gets this deer in the headlights look on his face and then just slowly backs away when it happens. 

[Deleted]

I've only had completely unexplained breakdowns in the past 2 weeks, post child birth.

But exhausted sounds totally possible.

[lizrd7579]

At least the good news is you're normal! It happens to me, too, just like the others: when I'm tired, stressed, or pregnant!

[slcjess]

I'm pretty sure the only emotion my brain recognizes is 'crying'. Happy? Cry. Sad? Cry. Hormones of any nature? Cry. It is so frustrating. I have literally been bored to tears many, many times.  ^o) My H used to get freaked out but now he's just like, 'nod if you're ok', haha. 

[knx9211]

Feb 26, 2015 10:13:17 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Are you on the pill? I was on one bcp that made me just cry for no reason.

Oh boy, me too. I went on.. which one was it. That one that they always had the commercials that it would help with PMDD? I had to go off of it after a few weeks because it did a number on my mental health.

[Deleted]

I would also say stress and fatigue. We've been busy preparing to move, & I haven't slept very well the last three nights or so. And last night I cried because my husband is better at packing boxes than I am.

[ninjabridemom]

Feb 26, 2015 8:20:15 GMT -5 snipsnsnails said:

Your body's way of releasing stress. The release of stress through laughing or crying is most likely closely linked.

Yes.

When I was pregnant I couldn't watch something that would make me hysterically laugh b/c I would start bawling. It was so weird to have that immediate shift!

So I think stressed and tired.

[kordanegirl]

Feb 26, 2015 9:19:24 GMT -5 @aliciaroset said:

I think the ticking could be part of it too. I hate being tickled. I don't like feeling out if control.

 This has happened to me twice after being tickled, once as a teenager and once in my 20's, both times when someone was tickling me and wouldn't stop.  There is something inherently scary to me when you get to that point when you can't breathe and you can't control what's going on.  I hate that too.  

[elleblue]

Probably a much needed emotional release. Didn't your boyfriend just break up with you the other day? Between relationship difficulties and long work shifts I'm not surprised you broke down.

[studytime45]

Mar 1, 2015 3:13:07 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Probably a much needed emotional release. Didn't your boyfriend just break up with you the other day? Between relationship difficulties and long work shifts I'm not surprised you broke down.

I don't know why this post was bumped, but this event occurred a few days before the break up. 

[elleblue]

Sorry I didn't realize this was a few days old studytime45.