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<p>I have cried my self to sleep many times. I don't think its an unusual occurance. In a sense its a desparate act, but I find comfort in crying, atleast then I am expressing sadness. It also acts as an emotional release, especially when I am really stressed out and have had to act like Im fine all day. </p>
<p> [quote] Sometimes I feel really happy, exuberant, overjoyed, excited about life.. and other times, i feel lonely and want to be left alone. when people don't leave me alone, I get very bitter and throw an angst at them. In my 'bitter days', I feel like crying over stupid things such as - my coke is not cold so i hate my life.
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<p>Perhaps there's an underlying issue you can ignore on some days and not on others? I had this a lot last year, and my grades would reflect this, my scores would go up and down. For me, it was a circumstance beyond my control that hindered me unfairly. I simply learned to live with it, accept it and move on atleast symbolically. The coke thing is funny, but maybe on your bitter days you are so ****ed at life in general that every little thing ticks you off? Also, I read somewhere that anger and sadness are very easily interchangeable, so you might be mad that your coke itsnt cold, and then cry to express that anger. </p>
<p>I think its the idea of adulthood that scares us. Adults dont understand-can't understand because they have accepted all that comes with adulthood so long ago, that they think it should come naturally to teens. But the transition takes time and a lot of thought, and involves tremendous confusion. Personally I think it's more stressful being a teen than an adult. We have to deal with our future, college, our identity, our parents, siblings, friends, love, sex, whereas they just go to work and worry about their children and retirement. We have expectations to fulfill, our own happiness to deal with. In the end I think it comes from an unfulfilled need, like being more successful or aiming higher, or maybe just being more social or feeling a sense of danger and thrill or anything really.</p>