So this is going to sound terrible but I haven’t been able to cry for the past two years, I’ve been absolutely miserable but every single time I got to cry I think about the time when my ex told me it wasn’t manly to cry and that always snaps be back to a sense of reality.
It sucks but every single since that day I haven’t cried and I hate myself and I don’t feel like I’m allowed to anymore. I don’t know how to like unblock that part of my brain anymore haha. But that’s my mini confession.
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Being in touch with who you are, and what you feel, takes a hell of a lot more strength than being stoic and shut off. It is human to cry when we are hurt. To say that to you indicates that she does not see men as human, which is obviously wrong. Having the strength to feel and express those emotions, to me, is one of the most masculine things a man can do.
I hope you can get past this, You might find that once you allow yourself to feel and work through the pain, it will be hard to stop the floodgates, but remember, you’ve had two or more years of having this pent up inside you, stunting your personal growth.
She’s your ex, and you don’t owe her anything. Right now her poison lives rent free in your head, and it’s trashing your personal space. Success is the best revenge. Give her a mental eviction notice, and go be your beautiful, emotionally healthy self.
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You’re not broken, you’re just trying to survive in a world that hasn’t always been kind to men expressing emotion. What you’re feeling is valid. And when you’re ready, whether it’s today or years from now that part of you will come back. Be gentle with your self until then.🤞
You’re not broken, you’re just accustomed to how society views men for any suffering we may endure.