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

Posted by littleoaksc52 @littleoaksc52, Jun 11, 2023

I'm 71 and have started crying "at the drop of a hat." Hearing the news or watching the worst of the human condition unfold in a movie usually triggers it. And once I get started, it's hard to stop.

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liv38556 | @liv38556 | Jun 13, 2023

I have been crying more often again recently, over health problems I have been dealing with and where the medical professionals are not either staying on top of my conditions well enough or puting me off with appointments too far in the future. Even my adult daughter has been surprised at the way I am being treated. And I’m a praying Christian.

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baa | @baa | Jun 13, 2023
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@liv38556

I have been crying more often again recently, over health problems I have been dealing with and where the medical professionals are not either staying on top of my conditions well enough or puting me off with appointments too far in the future. Even my adult daughter has been surprised at the way I am being treated. And I’m a praying Christian.

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I hear you liv. I worked in healthcare nearly 4 decades and now, being an oldster, I am shocked at how the medical community fails us. Don’t get me started on the drug industry. I’ve gotten to the age parts stop working and when I need med intervention the most, sometimes feel my value has decreased. Sad. Just hang in there … you know whose hands you are in!

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pml | @pml | Jun 13, 2023
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@frances007

in reply to @littleoaksc52 I'd say there is a lot to cry about these days, and I too often cry at the drop of a hat. I attribute this to my sensitive artistic nature. Just reading an item in the news a few days ago brought tears to my eyes. Crying is healthy, and often after I have cried I really do feel better. Just the relief of letting go of all of this grief I carry around with me. Grief about the lack of humanity in our world, the lack of empathy from others you expect them to have and things of that nature. Sometimes just looking at my now dead dog's picture still brings tears to my eyes, and I tell myself I would give my right arm to have her back for just one minute. In any event, I choose art and gardening to help me through these trying times. Yes, I talk to my plants and tell them how beautiful they are. I rescue plants people leave by the dumpster. If a small piece of one of my succulents falls off, I replant it. Crying can be very cleansing and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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Hi Frances007!
I like gardening also! It does help a lot with the world so bad. I'm upset because they are cutting down our beautiful trees everywhere to make way for new developments. I live in Washington State which is known for it's large, beautiful Douglas Fir forests. But unfortunately, not for long! However, I have been finding small Douglas Fir trees among other kinds popping up in my gardens! So I am planting them in pots and creating my own little forest. Also very expensive ferns have been growing in my gardens where I didn't plant them! I am like you; I feel personal toward my plants and trees. I have "Big Tree" and "Sick Tree" not to mention "Holly". Whatever it takes to get us through this world when it is so bad, is OK. We need that and God!
Enjoy your gardening!
PML

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miles5513 | @miles5513 | Jun 14, 2023

I have been crying more as I was diagnosed with Metastic breast cancer in liver. Chemo. & side effects are nasty. I am 77 yrs. Old. Thank you for reading.

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miles5513 | @miles5513 | Jun 14, 2023
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I have been crying more as I was diagnosed with Metastic breast cancer in liver. Chemo. & side effects are nasty. I am 77 yrs. Old. Thank you for reading.

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mir123, thank you so much for your hug

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miles5513 | @miles5513 | Jun 14, 2023
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@miles5513

I have been crying more as I was diagnosed with Metastic breast cancer in liver. Chemo. & side effects are nasty. I am 77 yrs. Old. Thank you for reading.

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gwenvalerie, thank you so much for your hug and like.

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miles5513 | @miles5513 | Jun 14, 2023
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mir123, thank you so much for your hug

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jams6, thank you so much for your like.

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miles5513 | @miles5513 | Jun 14, 2023
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@miles5513

I have been crying more as I was diagnosed with Metastic breast cancer in liver. Chemo. & side effects are nasty. I am 77 yrs. Old. Thank you for reading.

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jams6. thank you very much for your hug.

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miles5513 | @miles5513 | Jun 14, 2023
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@miles5513

I have been crying more as I was diagnosed with Metastic breast cancer in liver. Chemo. & side effects are nasty. I am 77 yrs. Old. Thank you for reading.

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delcasa, thank you so much for your hug.

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miles5513 | @miles5513 | Jun 14, 2023
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mir123, thank you so much for your hug

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tizzieliz, thank you so much for your hug.

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