Crying out of frustration?

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I very rarely cry when I'm actually sad, because I tend to just withdraw and stare blankly at whatever is in field of view. What I do cry from often is frustration or being completely overwhelmed. I know crying in reaction to these things is normal, but I have a very low tolerance threshold for both so it happens in situations that absolutely do not warrant it. For example, if I planned to take the car somewhere and then got outside to see that somebody else has already taken it, then my plans are ruined--->irritation/frustration--->crying. I feel like I have no emotional filter and if I do it's that of a small child.

My biggest issue with crying out of frustration or being overwhelmed isn't actually the crying itself, it's that it happens while I'm with people all of the time. If I'm talking about a subject that upsets me the slightest bit, I am guaranteed to have tears streaming down my face midway through. It doesn't affect me directly in terms of carrying on normally with the conversation, but it alarms the people I'm talking with and they are always convinced that I have some underlying issue or sadness with said topic when I'm really just feeling frazzled and overwhelmed. I should be able to suppress these kinds of things, but I just can't

Does this have to do with self-regulation problems or what? I've always been this way except it didn't become an issue until I had gotten older because it wasn't like it was atypical to be like this when you're young. I had multiple incidents in high school where I was in hysterics or almost in hysterics over almost nothing and I felt mortified when they happened.

I have this problem, although possibly not to the degree you describe. Don't really have a solution.

I do the same thing, though I've learned over the years to suppress it most of the time. But sometimes I will just cry over practically nothing. I tend to cry when I get mentally frustrated and/or confused, or when something suddenly changes in a way I didn't expect. And sometimes being hungry or too hot, or feeling constrained in my clothes will set me off.

I'm not sure how I learned to suppress it. It took me a long time to learn to do that, and in some situations I still can't hold back my tears. If I can't, I just let it out and take the time I need to calm down. There's not much else I can do about it.

Excess chemicals are expelled through tears. I think it's really not that much different than taking a piss. You hold it as long as you can until you just can't anymore.