There was a time (cough 2023)) where I read a post that someone stated that they haven’t cried for 3 years. And it HIT ME!!
What do you mean, you haven’t cried in 3 years? Meanwhile, i cry every single day… 5 times a day for the past 30 years. It made me realize people actually spend their life day in day out, not crying?! People are living life happy?? Looking back, as I am also typing this I am shaking my head. How was I even shocked about that statement? When I read that post it made me realize that my crying daily routine are not normal, obviously but hey?!?!?!?!?!
So I decided to challenge myself for the next two weeks not crying. Here’s what my plan was to hold myself accountable.
- Every single morning I set immediately the intention to remind myself, I am not going to cry today. I did that every single day without a beat (for the first time in life)
- Then I made sure throughout the day I would remind myself AGAIN …because my brain tends to drift and act like i never made a pact to myself.
- I then set myself for success to be okay if I cried at least once or two and that is it!!
And you know how it turned out?
I managed to cry perhaps 2 times in that whole two week. I cried one time twice in a day…by the second time i cried for 3 minutes until I realized oh I am not allowed to cry!!! hahaha
I was so proud of myself, for someone who has been crying her entire life not once a day but more …it has been a massive success.
And now?
its been few years but I am sooooooooo much happier, or at least better now!! I no longer cry every single day 5 times or more a day. I am able to pick myself up and ask myself is this even worth crying about? It feeels goood! It feels as if a part of me that was too heavy has loaded off my entire existence and I don’t have to worry about it anymore.
If you are emotional crier due to trauma or life just being freaking terrible. I urge you to take this challenge and say to yourself for a week or two weeks I wont cry!! Follow the steps I took and let me know how it goes!!!
PROMISE????