Are any other seniors experiencing a need to cry more often?

I admire everyone's honesty. It's refreshing that people can be who they are and state what and how they feel. We've come along way, we have earned that right!!

I want to say that I am not a medical professional. Three things that I am aware of can cause emotional disruptions: 1) Reflecting over life regrets; 2) depression (including chemical depressions related to age); and 3) age- and health-related changes in hormones. Age-related hormone imbalances and changes in brain chemistry may be overlooked in the general run of everyday medical practices.

in reply @littleoaksc52 I confess I am a typical "sensitive artist" and cry at the drop of a hat, more so since receiving a recent diagnosis and making the decision not to be a caregiver anymore to my demented friend. I do not see crying as a weakness, but rather as a "cleansing" if you will. Sometimes I get tearful just walking out the door. It is not a bad thing at all, in my opinion. People often tell me, "you are too sensitive," but that is just a part of my personality. Truth be told, I have a lot to cry about, but this does not mean I am feeling a sense of self pity, but rather finally learning to have compassion for myself, which took until age 62 to acquire.

Me too. The news politics hateful rhetoric poverty blaming others causes fear and anger with me. Underneath this is pain grief loss etc. I cry too. I have to set boundaries with myself and others. Not only is it unsafe but just toxic our society has descended into this.

I do. The hatred anger etc poltical environment etc.