Is it normal that i only cry when i'm alone?

i never cry in front of anyone. even when they are crying. when something bad happened to a family member of mine, everyone in my family was crying. i hugged them and felt sad but couldn't cry with them. only when i was alone did the tears come. why is this? i don't want my family to think I'm emotionally unaffected by the sad event.

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  • Avant-Garde

    I sometimes cry in front of people, but it's often embarrassing, though sometimes it can't be helped. I prefer to cry alone. It's certainly less embarrassing and I don't have people coming up to me and asking what's wrong.

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  • white_coco

    It is normal becuz I only cry when I'm alone and noone can hear me becuz I hate being pitied and I feel lik I'm weak if I cry in front of someone

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  • Neon.s

    If you are man it's normal.

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  • NoraBaker

    Normal, just not for me. I'm a cry-slut: I cry in front of anyone, anywhere.

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  • Energy

    I'm the same way. My reason would be is because I would be too embarassed to cry infront of someone. However, if it's VERY intense then yea, I'll cry in someone's arms, or something.

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  • Krennedylemoo

    I can't really pinpoint why you do it because, you know, we're strangers. But I have the same problem & I think I do it because I don't want to seem vulnerable. I'd rather have people perceive me as strong.

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