174: Emotional Flooding: When Tears Take Over

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by your emotions? Do you feel like a softie when you well up in the middle of a work meeting or social event for seemingly small reasons?  Do you suppress or release your crying?    Let's put 'crying' on the forensics table.  Not just any old crying - 'emotional crying'.   A little look at the science of crying and a real story to illustrate the potential embarrassment (and learning opportunities) of unbid and out of proportion 'emotional crying'.  Those waves of feeling that hit you without warning and quickly flood you - if you let them.   Is there a way to stop the tears? Do you need to? Are you being over-reactive or simply human?   This is not a sad listen.  This is about building a better relationship with your emotions.  Real stories, some brain/body stuff, and practical tips to try.   *******   Research for further investigation:   How Stuff Works - How Crying Works.   The Relationship of Gender Roles and Beliefs to Crying in an International Sample.     More 'Unsquashing' resources and links  - go to my website.   Follow me on Medium for all sorts of 'human' stories around the topic of 'self-squashing'.