How do you cry

Gender

• Male
• Female

Age

• Preteen
• Teenager
• 20's
• 30's
• 40+

Would you rather be alone, or do you prefer to be with people when crying

• I have to be alone when crying
• Only parents or partner(bf/gf) but still feel uncomfortable
• Ok, but only people close to me
• I like my partner to comfort me and wipe my tears when I cry
• I like my parents to support me when crying
• I feel a little uncomfortable when crying in public
• I don't mind who sees me crying

Last time you cried how long did it last

• Less than 5 minutes
• between 5 and 15
• between 16 and 30
• between 31 and 45
• between 46 and 1 hour
• more than 1 hour

How intense did you cry

• Lump in my throat
• Tears stinging my eyes
• On the verge of tears
• Tears streaking my cheeks
• I sobbed loudly and my body was trembling

What did you do when you started crying

• Stay in the same place
• I went somewhere else to be alone
• I went to find someone to comfort me and wipe my tears

What did you do when you felt tears

• There were no tears
• Covered my face to hide the tears
• I wiped my eyes so no tears fell
• I occasionally wiped the tear drops from my face
• I allowed tears to make their way unchecked down my cheeks

How many people saw you crying

• None
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5 or more

Who was present

Please select all that apply.

• dad
• mom
• brother
• sister
• other family member(male)
• other family member(female)
• partner(bf/gf)
• friend(male)
• friend(female)
• stranger(male)
• stranger(female)
• teacher(male)
• teacher(female)
• other

how did you feel when crying

Please select all that apply.

• relieved
• happy
• touched
• delighted
• sad
• angry
• frustrated
• impotent
• guilty
• ashamed

how was the reaction of others when they saw you crying

Please select all that apply.

• pretended not to notice me crying
• got angry because I cried
• got embarrassed for seeing me cry
• did not know what to say or do
• he/she consoled me verbally
• he/she hugged me
• he/she wiped the tear drops as they fell down my face
• stopped being nasty
• no one was around

how many tears do you shed when you cry

• none, wet eyes at most
• very wet eyes with maybe a couple of tears
• a few tears fall
• a steady stream of tears
• tears burst and flood my face as soon as I start crying

how do you usually react when crying

• I directly wipe my eyes so no tears fall
• I wipe my eyes as soon as tears appear
• I usually cover my face to hide any tears
• I let tears roll down my cheeks, which I occasionally wipe away
• I allow tears to course their way unabashedly and unchecked

how much noise do you make when crying

• I make no sound when crying
• very little sound, voice a bit shaky
• I can hardly speak, breathing in gasps
• I cry loudly, sobbing and trembling