inmyarmsagain wrote:

I would adjust the camera so only part of my face was visible.  Usually from right under the eyes so that all the crying action was shown but without my actual eyes I couldn't be recognized.

Well, if you're only posting images (like you did), it's easier to just crop the picture (like you also did I think).

Actually, I've been practising. Last night I went in front of the bathroom mirror and tries to cry. The technique I used letting out deep breaths and thinking about random personal stuff. After a while something seemed to work. Tears stood out in my eyes and my nose got snotty. My bottom lip started trembling a little and started to curl, though overall I didn't have much expression. None of seemed contrived, at least to me. The tears and the snot seemed to come from genuine emotion and not from reflex. I even had to blow my nose on a tissue. I couldn't get further than that, though. There wasn't enough tears to fall.

I came back to bed and continued to think about stuff. Then there came a point when I became emotional enough that a drop of tear fell from my right eye towards my ear. I could also feel my lip trembling. After that I went back to the bathroom, and this time I took my phone to video myself. I tried the same technique again but unfortunately nothing worked this time.

I tried again today just a few minutes ago, but once again nothing. Though today I'm in a very annoyed mood which probably doesn't invoke a crying response.

However, last night's experience shows that I can get there over time (maybe). Perhaps I'll have some pictures for you some time in the future. I want at least to show the tears falling, if I can get there. I also love to show a genuine emotive expression (though I'd probably only show parts of my face). But I don't want to count the chickens before they hatch.

I encourage people to try this themselves in the mirror, and tell us the results. Better yet, show us the results.

I'm conflicted.  I hate being in pain. I haute the things that make me cry. But the crying itself not as much. I hate having to restraina crying session.  Because I have to get things done or because of who might hear me. When I cry I want to let it lose any hold nothing back but the situations that allow hour that are very rare.

Tristana wrote:

TorNorth wrote:

Tried it again tonight. Did the breathing thing while thinking about some poetry that makes me feel emotional. Got to the teary eyes again, and a slight tremble to the lip. Had not much of an expression overall, but I had to blow my nose again. I did snap a closeup of my right eye, but the tears are not standing out clearly enough in the picture. I'd really like to capture falling tears and a more prominent mouth expression.

I've enjoyed reading about your recent crying experiments, TorNorth. I'm sure I'm not alone in hoping that you get the result you're looking for. 

I'm glad you enjoyed it, especially since out of context crying on cue doesn't work for everyone.

Last time I tried was at the end of last week. I didn't really use the previous technique. This time I just tried to do the crying motions. I started doing the sobbing motions under my breath, and let the expressions take over by themselves. My eyes got teary once again, though again they didn't fill enough to fall. My lip did a mild, lopsided curl that felt genuine. My nostrils flared from time to time.  By the end I had to blow my nose. I also tried to imagine that lump in the throat, which I think worked to some extent. I do actually have this on video, though it's still  premature as far as "real" crying goes.

I hope you get an opportunity to cry and capture yourself as well, Tristana (though hopefully not for any serious circumstances). You've tease me once to often about your lips.

Actually it's called strength within tears