I so much just want to cry. I'm tired of being strong. I'm feeling sad and I'm tired at this hour! But, this just goes with it being nearly 4:30am in the morning and me not having got a bit of sleep.
Besides, I can't allow myself to just break down and sob like I really need to. Doing so can escalate into terrors, states of feeling totally helpless / abandoned and stuck. It stirs up family and is really not preferable, nor accepted.
Sometimes negative reactions to me crying or the crying itself, and/or both, had too often sent me into flashbacks, even rage-like fits (after too much criticism or negative commenting or reactions toward me doing so) and can stir up a dissociative state.
Don't get me wrong, I know crying is healthy and I miss not having done so recently, but these days I believe it's dangerous for me to do so. :(
I like to be allowed to cry, I think it's normal and healthy!