Have you ever cried in public?

United States
October 4, 2009 9:13am CST
There was one time I can remeber in school when I cried in public. I was sitting at my table in the cafateria eating my food. A group of girls came up and started to make fun of me. They the started to pull my hair because they thought it was funny. When actually it was cruel and mean. After they did that they started to throw food at me. I felt horrible. I would never make fun of them. I am not that type of girl. I started to cry in front of everyone. I was so embarassed I just did not what to do. I had something wrong with my feet and had casts on them. So it was hard for me in school because I different. My mom always said I was special and not different. I don't wear casts anymore. I now just walk fine. I am very happy for that. That is my story about cring in public.
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21 responses
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
17 Dec 12
hi, yes,but only once in my life that happened,actually i cried in a public train and thankful that time because i ride to minimum passenger only,i can not stop my tears to fell and i cried because of ex partner who really hurt me and left pain in my heart.
• United States
5 Oct 09
that is the only time you have cried in public? if so then you are pretty fortunate I guess I have cried in public many times there is no shame in it crying is a natural human response
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
It may look embarrassing, I cried a lot in public when we first learned that she had cancer about two years ago. I could not cry at home and I was the only one who was caring for her since both of my brothers live abroad. I remember trying to hold back my tears because I was in a group of strangers traveling to work.
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
I think I cried in public a lot of times already, specially when I was a kid in school, I was such a cry-baby then. But one experience is more memorable than the others, and this happened a couple of years ago, it was the day after my board exams, and the results were out, when I learned I did not pass the exam, I cried and cried, I went to a church, sat there for 3 hours, and cried my heart out.. a lot of people were looking at me, I can feel that some of them want to ask me if everything is okay, but I just sat there and cried.. after that, I felt a big burden was taken off my back.
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
that is so sad alright. I remember this time when i was in high-school, i didn't really mean to upset the guy because he was asleep and i took teh bag he was leaning into, i should have just apologize instead of trying to intimidate him, i didn't realize in the end i was set up. after that, I've been make fun of ever since. but my confidence slowly recovered after having friends in the third year and fourth year college.
@chinali (48)
• China
5 Oct 09
There is almost no person to see my tears in public especially in front of my parents ang my friends,perhaps i always think that my feeling really has nothing to do with others and i instinctively hide my true feeling unless i mmet the one i would like to tell or show.So they all look on me as a simple happy girl without so much bother,and in fact i'm such a sensitive and emotional girl that i cry for a dog,a book,or a film. I never cry in public or in front of my friend,coz i consider it as must at my age.
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
I think I did that several times. I can't really remember everything but I remember crying over an independent film I had watched back in college, which made me decide not to watch such on the big screen anymore. The good thing is almost everyone did because the story was really sad. I also cried in a cafeteria while telling story about how an ex tricked me. I think I had cried in school and at work too. I can't tell if I'm a cry-baby, most situations can't be helped.^_^ Those girls in your past are absolutely rude. I'm sure someone else present then thought the same way. Sometimes you just have to deal with them since their likes are everywhere too.
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
Yes I did. I was so sad that day and felt like crying. I was in a public transportation vehicle and was looking outside the window when tears started to fall. I was sobbing when I realized a lot of people looking at me so I just wiped my tears then pretended everything was okay.
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
haha, yes i cried out in front of public few times.lol There were times when my boyfriend and I have argued on something, there are times when I don't have allowance yet from my mom when I was still studying.hahaha There were also times when I got so drunk with my best bud.
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
yes, i have. i cried because of what happened to my husband. it was not just an accident, he was killed. i cried in front of so many people and i didn't care. i cried in front of the reporter who interviewed me and people saw me crying on tv. it was so unbearable that anybody who would be put into my shoes would not do. i cried and cried for so long till there was no more tears to fall down. i am glad i have gotten over that very painful and unfortunate incident.
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
Oh gosh. I really hate bullies as they are really the ones who are weak. People who pick on others do so as an act of covering up their own vulnerability. I do admire you for overcoming such an incident. You really didn't deserve that kind of treatment. As a kid, I had crying episodes in public, but I think that's pretty normal. The most recent memory I had was just this May, when we were about to take our Licensure Examination. The night before, my dad was really angry at me (due to a very minor thing), and it carried on until the next day. I knew it was too much when he expressed his disappointment towards me, having graduated with an honor lower than what he expected. I was really devastated and had to control my emotions in the car going to the review center. Upon arriving, my close friends started to look at me and became all worried about my puffy eyes. When they asked me why, I started crying all over again. I felt good right after that, having shared how hurt I was. My dad called me later that day to say he was sorry, and I cried again. He said he just got carried away with what he was feeling, and he really didn't mean what he said. We're in really good terms now. :)
@Hazelrose (2179)
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
Hi tuckersheri,Yes i remember one time when i was in the bus on my way home.I saw an old man carried big heavy box.At that time my tears were fallen because i'm so touch.I can't imagine at his age he can do that.I feel that he's like my father.Good Luck! .
• China
5 Oct 09
I have ever cried in public several times. But always there is no reason. Sometimes I just want to cry to release my sorrow. After crying I will feel much better. We often restain our mood in order to meet others, but for ourselves, we should relax properly.
@irefed (200)
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
Really? I also experience they same situation like this. I just cried in public because I can manage it. I just feel ashame when lot of people watching me cry but I ignore and stop crying.
• United States
5 Oct 09
I cried in public recently, sort of. I work at a Ross clothing store as a cashier and got conned out of some money. After realizing it and trying to explain to the MOD what happened, I started crying because I felt so stupid and, of course, upset. The store wasn't terribly busy at the time, though, so I doubt many people saw me. The last time I can recall really crying in public was at the dance for my 5th grade "graduation." My "boyfriend" at the time didn't ask me to dance at all, but kept dancing with other girls, namely one whom he started going out with the next year. That really upset me and I started crying, with my friends trying to comfort me. I actually cried so much that I made myself sick and ended up missing the last day of school (which was the day after the dance).
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
5 Oct 09
I remember crying in school when teased. Kids can be that way. They would tease me because I was so thin. They would also make fun of my last name changing the first letter of my last name with ugly names. It was not nice. The last time I cried in public where I was actually out in the street hysterical was on 9/11 at the World Trade Center. I believe that day alot of people were crying in public.
• United States
4 Oct 09
wow you must love question and answers i see that you have asked at least 15 question in the matter of 3 pages. any way yes i have cried in public. i have cried only 3 times in public from which i can remember. i am a crying type of person so it is extremeley hard to hold it in. ok i got teary eyed my first year of high school. because i felt threated everyone just ganged up on me. everyone yelling at me even the people i knew in middle school and i'm like where is this all coming from. i told the teacher and the teacher was even against me. he said just deal with it and go sit down! and i'm shocked because i'm thinking your suppose to help me. not just blow me off. so i got teary eyed and tears kept rolling but i kept my face down so no one would notice. but the person who started it seen me sniffling so told me i can try now. cause at first she wouldn't let me do anything. she wasn't a team player. i'm used to being the team leader and doing everything. and another time i just broke down was in class i waited 50 full minutes until lunch and when the bell rung i just let out a shriek and started crying while everyone else left and a few people stayed after to see what was wrong. i called my mom and told her to pick me up and i wiped my face and acted like nothing has ever happened. i do that often i cry and then try to get myself together then i try not to think about it.
@danitykane (3183)
• Philippines
4 Oct 09
To tell you the truth I never cried in public...well aside from when I was still a kid.. As a grown woman I rarely cry in front of my parents, families or friends. I know we have to release our emotion in some situations but I don't know why I often hide my tears. Maybe I just don't want to be embarrassed. During grade school years I also had classmates who make fun of me. There are so many bullies scattered on my school.LOL. But it makes me a fighter. Now I can laugh about it...thats life! :)
• Brazil
4 Oct 09
This is sad. I'm glad you were able to overcome this episode. As for me, I never cried because of bullying or other things like that, but every time I go to the movies and I watch a sad one, I cry when the movie ends lol. I don't actually cry loud, its just my eyes that get full of tears.
5 Oct 09
yeah one time when i broke up with my boyfriend. because of the pain and my heart was squeezed, i did not help but cried in a restaurant where many people looked at me.