There are those - only women, as far as I know - who weep for each and every perceived slight or major insult. If you're around these tender-hearted individuals for long, you feel like you're walking on eggshells! You don't want to say something to 'set them off,' and you end up not saying much.
Personally, I'm not all that 'teary,' except during the singing of our National Anthem. I have cried with some of my patients' families when their loved ones have died, even if I didn't know them well. But, by and large, I'd like to think I'm not super-sensitive.
There was one exception: when I was about 7 1/2 months pregnant, and up till the time of delivery of my babies, everything made me cry! I ended up not watching any TV for a couple of weeks because everything slightly, ever so slightly sad, made me cry. I didn't feel any psychological anguish, I just couldn't control the tears. This sensitivity went away after the babies' births from the business of having a sweet new baby. I think it was just all the hormones circulating around our bodies at those times.
There's probably not a thing we can do if we have a 'cryer' in our family or among our friends. One of my daughters was a cryer when she was a teenager but outgrew it.
Lord, help us be sensitive those all who are suffering in any way! Sometimes we need the tears ourselves!
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