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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the exact opposite of OP: I wish I could cry more! I cry maybe a handful of times per year, if that, and only when I get extremely frustrated about something (it has to be pretty extreme). I will get choked up from time to time, such as watching Oprah or when the winner of a favorite reality TV show is declared (Amazing Race, Top Chef), but that's about it. I dwell instead and often feel like a good cry would help me overcome something difficult in my life (e.g., serious illness, death in the family), but I'm just not able to do it no matter how hard I try. The downside is that people mistake me for lacking empathy, or not having any emotional feeling. It sucks![/quote]

This is me too (except for the TV part). I rarely, rarely cry. I do more since having DC 2.5yrs ago, but it's still rare. I go cold and silent instead. My default response to upsetting things is to pull inside myself, like a snail, or to get angry and try and immediately fix the situation.

I've had to work hard to 'retrain' myself to [i]show [/i]the empathy I feel for people. I do get very upset and take things to heart, it just doesn't come out like normal people. I'm not the person you come to if you want a shoulder to cry on about a bad break-up, I'm the person you come to when you need help with the logistics of moving out and leaving an ex behind. Does that make sense?

Expressing emotion is difficult for me and something I have to consciously make an effort at.

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