Can, do Aspies cry sometimes?

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I do agree. I'm a female and since I was a kid I' m a bit "crybaby" - crying even over petty hings. But mainly, those things I felt injustice for, such time I can still recall when my older sister and I supposed to have a schedule sleeping with mom since she said that three of us may not fit well on her bed, she made a schedule.

I was 3 years old that time, and it was the night I eagerly waited for, when I left our room and went to mom's,I saw my older sister already on her side,so I asked why in a week I haven't seemed given a privilege to sleep with mom. They told me because my older sister needs to, etc. So I cried the whole night until the day, I really didn't sleep, because of the pain I felt of that what I consider social injustice. When I was a kid, I seemed to think things deeply.

There was also one time when I notice from outside that my grandma is gonna take off the blocking tree on in front of our house. To my fear not just the tree will be destroyed but also the thought that the tree might fall on our humble abode, so I shouted "Our house might be destroyed! STOP" However she was just amused of me.

Also when at age 3 when my mom told me I'm gonna have a little brother, I just felt sad because that time I'm still not ready, and our nannies are telling me that I'm not gonna be their baby princess anymore. I cried secretly on my pillow as I prayed to God what I feel and doze off to sleep.

But not to my desire, my li'l brother didn't survive. That was on the late part that I knew my mom had a car accident and had miscarriage, but I'm thankful that mom's still alive.


These days - College years, I can say that I'm starting to get emotional again, but my crying only triggers when I feel stressed physically, emotionally that I can't easily cope with a current situation especially when I have to interact well with lots of people and deal with their attitudes.

i never really cry anymore except occasionally

Are you a guy?

I cry often. These are a few things that generally make me cry:-

-Sad movies
-Seeing a friend or loved one cry
-Listening to a song that brings back memories
-Deaths/funerals
-People pointing out my quirks in a critical way
-Loneliness
-People being bullied
-Feeling over-anxious about something
-Feeling really angry about something
-Being misunderstood (depends on what)
-Guilt (depends on what)
-Falling out with someone

And there's probably more. So, yes, I cry a lot. I used to cry when I hurt myself, even a minor injury, but I grew out of it when I was about 10. Most typical women cry over emotional pain, which is mostly what is in the list above. I think I cry too much though.

yep, i cry when im sad or when im having a meltdown.

if you get a lump in your throat it doesn't mean your not sad, it means your just not crying.

even all my aspie friends even the more sever ones, cry.

That's silly. Of course aspies cry and have compassion. Maybe we cry at times that seem inappropriate or don't cry when it is considered to be appropriate, but that doesn't mean that we don't feel profound, complex feelings or shed the occasional tear. I cry sometimes. I don't like to cry and maybe I have a few issues regarding how I feel about my vulnerabilities, but I damn well feel the same feelings as anybody else on this planet. Just because other people can't understand how your emotions present themselves, it doesn't mean they are correct.

Obviously, everyone cried at least one time in their life and not crying on everything doesn't mean you're cold or lack sympathy.

Yes, it has been hard not to lately.

I wish I couldn't feel anything, because when I feel especially anger, pain and sadness, I just burst into tears even publicly and I hate it. I'm already 19 and I feel as though people might think of me badly because I'm a bit sensitive.

I sometimes think if I might also have BPD and I wanna just separate my soul from its curse. I hate my hyper female hormones for making me too emotional. When I cry I feel as though I don't wanna show up the world forever *Sigh*

I made a digital painting on it

http://www.saatchiart.com/art/New-Media ... 67153/view

I cry from time to time when I feel emotional pain There are other times that I hold it in. Some years, it happens less and some years more. It usually comes in the form of family rejection usually from my mum. The rejection can be felt 3-12 times a year.

That painting is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

No.

I cry. I just don't usually cry when I'm "supposed" to

I don't know why that posted then but, to continue...
Even when I do cry at "appropriate" times it doesn't make sense to me. For instance, I have cried at a touching moment in a movie but not felt as though I was connecting with what was on screen. Essentially my body cried but I wasn't sad. Then there are many times when I do feel sad or hurt but I remain outwardly neutral. I've described my emotions as fireworks before; they are short lived but intense. That being said, the worst times for me are the times that what I feel and what I express match up because even if the sensation passes in seconds it's still draining.

I cry often, sometimes uncontrollably and sometimes in public. As a child I cried over the slightest thing.