I recently cried alot, in the ER, due to freaking out over a medical problem. Is that okay or looked down on?!
Question: I recently cried alot, in the ER, due to freaking out over a medical problem. Is that okay or looked down on.?
I'm a man, 27 so I was embarassed to say the least to cry my eyes out, but I did. I literally broke down, fell apart, over something as insignificant to being stressed our and having breathing problems. I apologized to one of the nurses but she even codly said "Chill out." They weren't very sympathetic towards that, and I tried to pull myself together for the rest of the night, with not much progress because most of the staff kept telling me how I needed to seek some therapy or professional help. That may be true,but the message that I really got from all of that was,
crying, especially from adults, is a no no, and especially from men. also when what you're crying about is nothing, it's just seen as..ridiculous.
Is that how it is.?
I was under the impression that if we're to break down anywhere, it would either be in the court room if we're guilty of something, or the hospital!
I mean...out of all the places that it should be okay to lose it in...why shouldn't the ER be one of them.?
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crying, especially from adults, is a no no, and especially from men. also when what you're crying about is nothing, it's just seen as..ridiculous.
Is that how it is.?
I was under the impression that if we're to break down anywhere, it would either be in the court room if we're guilty of something, or the hospital!
I mean...out of all the places that it should be okay to lose it in...why shouldn't the ER be one of them.?
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Answers:
If anyone looks down on you because you were so stressed that you cried..they are a butt-head!
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I Give you "BIG HUG"
and if you need to talk you can e-mail me anytime, OK... arizons2004@yahoo.comHealth Question & Answer
Yes, it is okay. People should actually cry more instead of holding their feelings in. I am a nurse and I feel strongly that a person's feelings matter. Shame on the ER and hospital for making you feel apologetic for crying. As I have told some of my co-workers the patient does not feel good or are sick and we work here because of that! Health Question & Answer
I think what you experienced may have just been some desensitized ER nurses. They've seen an awful lot of terrible and tragic things in their careers, so they probably weren't as sympathetic as you had hoped for. Maybe they were thinking that you were probably just "taking up" an exam room for something they considered to be non-traumatic - or "no big deal" in their eyes.
I think if you were in a different setting, like a family doctor's office, you would have gotten a much different reception. You're not ridiculous at all. We all go through stress, sometimes seemingly unbearable, and you can't help the way your mind and body reacts!
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I think if you were in a different setting, like a family doctor's office, you would have gotten a much different reception. You're not ridiculous at all. We all go through stress, sometimes seemingly unbearable, and you can't help the way your mind and body reacts!
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To answer your main question, YES, it's okay! That nurse who said "chill out" was a real B****.
When you feel like crying you have to let out. You did nothing wrong.
I wish you and those you love all the best. :)Health Question & Answer
When you feel like crying you have to let out. You did nothing wrong.
I wish you and those you love all the best. :)Health Question & Answer