Crying in my College class

<p>This is my fourth time crying in college since I started (in August). Two of them were bad, this one and then one time last semester. Today I cried in my first class, Lab. Lab is a fun class, the teacher is nice, its generally easy. Today we were doing 2 labs in one day since we had last Friday off so we had to catch up, and I got behind. Normally our group does it together but I got behind and couldn't catch up, so I got frustrated. I wasn't even nearly done with the first lab while they were finishing the second. Then they all left, except me and the teacher. </p>

<p>He asked me repeatedly if I was ok, and I nodded, and he kept asking me... I guess because normally I am more joke-y in his class and not as quiet (even though I am generally really shy, but not that shy in his class) he kept asking, and I eventually started crying really hard. He said that he wasn't going to quit bugging me until I told him what was wrong, I kept saying no, cause I am not really open with my feelings but I eventually told him a little... that I was frustrated I was behind and I didn't know what I was doing. He helped me finish the lab after... I hate crying in front of teachers. Last semester I had an anxiety attack when we were doing this activity out of the classroom that was more physical, to learn to trust others, kind of for fun for a university class for freshman, where you learn about the campus basically. I might have also been more emotional today because I am struggling with not eating.. </p>

<p>Is it weird to cry at college? I was just so frustrated. I've always been pretty sensitive, I cried here and there throughout school, not excessively though.</p>

<p>Nah, it’s not weird. Sometimes emotions come out at strange times - happens to everyone. Part of being a human. :-)</p>

<p>Agreed. Two semesters ago, I was overconfident and chose to challenge myself by taking an abstract algebra class. I got challenged. People in my class were too good, and the problem sets, homeworks, quizzes and exams all said that I was not. I ended up with a C+ (though pass-failed it so it doesn’t appear on my transcript that way), and I tried really, really hard. </p>

<p>It was especially tough because I had always thought that I was pretty good at math … did math competitions in high school, got 5’s on the AP Calc AB/BC, and got A’s in calculus, diff eq, and linear algebra in college.</p>

<p>I cried in front of the prof … twice. </p>

<p>College is tough. It’s important, so you should be serious about it. But don’t let it get to you. In the end, it’s just another part of life that gets you from high school to grad school/real life. </p>

<p>It’ll work out. :)</p>

<p>I’d say what happened wouldn’t be considered abnormal. You were extremely frustrated, and it got to you – you broke down. There’s no shame in that.</p>

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<p>What’s the deal with trying not to eat? Especially if you’re stressed there are two things you need to really be aware of – eating at regular intervals so your blood sugar doesn’t go wacko - and sleeping enough. Please take care of your health because emotions are tough enough without adding that stress.</p>

<p>"… crying … anxiety attack … struggling with not eating…"</p>

<p>Take advantage of your college’s counseling services. They really do help.</p>

<p>I went through a lot of emotional problems my senior high school/freshman college years. I broke down crying in a work study INTERVIEW I took before college (obv didn’t get it after that). Two years later, I’m applying to the same place (different study program) and I got another interview for next week. The point is that things like this happen, but you have to be tough and muscle past them. If your feeling really tough, thank your professor for letting you vent on him/her. It made seem awkward to do, but it’ll show that you accepted that it happened and that your moving on.</p>

<p>Regarding eating, do it. I’m a runner so I’m already skinny, but I lost 7 pounds my first three weeks of college and 3 more the months after that. That put me at ~130ish pounds and I was 6 feet tall at the time. I didn’t have anything against eating (I wasn’t trying to lose wait or anything); I just wasn’t hungry. Once again, tough it out and eat anyway. Eat (healthy if possible!) because you have to, not because you want to. Now (sophomore year), I’m at a slightly better 145 and sometimes I’ll hit 150. </p>

<p>Also, I’m a guy. So even manly men like myself have these sort of problems.</p>

<p>I changed positions at my job a few months ago and started working under an awful manager. Between that and other things that were going on, I felt so overwhelmed and unhappy that I broke down a few times at work (in my office, so no one saw). The thing that scared me was how hard it was not to tell off my manager. I started Zoloft and it helped to even out my emotions so that I did not feel so overwhelmed at work. I’d still get upset, but never come close to snapping like I did pre-medication. I have now stopped taking it and am doing fine. </p>

<p>I don’t like endorsing medication, but it does help with symptoms while you work out the other feelings and thoughts you have. The anxiety attack may mean you have deeper-rooted problems to work through, so I advise finding someone neutral to talk to about it. </p>

<p>Are you not eating to lose weight, or is it a money problem? If it’s to lose weight, I suggest always eating healthy (fresh apple slices instead of chips), eat smaller portions more often (not 3 large meals a day), and only eat until you’re not hungry anymore, not until you’re full. If you’re hungry, your metabolism often slows down to store what nutrients you have left in your body, so don’t let yourself go hungry.</p>