Is something actually wrong in my head?

[Anonymous]

Here's the situation, I can't cry. I haven't cried since i was about 10, and am now 18. I am not depressed and am honestly concerned why i can't cry, a close friend posted a week ago that they'd kill themselves on facebook. I feel like an asshole because all i felt was shock, called my other friends to help him, and felt no need to cry, I honestly think i have a mental disability. I still feel sadness, but i just can't cry no matter the situation. I am happy with my life but whenever i get bad news my instinct is to shrug it off and carry on, or if something really bad happens i feel sadness but can't cry. Can somebody let me know if there ARE some mental disabilities that cause this?

[mikemx55]

What kind of things do you think you should have cried for, bit you didn't?

Most of the times I don't cry. I actually do what you said, shrug off and keep going. But when something affects what that you truly value, you consider all the emotions you felt, or the fear of losing it, that most people end up crying. It's easy not to cry when the situation doesn't affect us directly.

[Asker]

Back when i was about 12 my close aunt died and all i did when i heard the news was bury my head in my dad's shirt while hugging him and pretend to cry because i honestly didn't feel sad and i felt very guilty, this happened after i had "lost" the ability to cry

[mikemx55]

I imagine myself crying for parents, or really close friends (or some awesome movie)

[Fearless_banana]

I haven't really cried since I was a little kid dude. I don't think it's normal for grown ass men to cry but social justice warriors will tell you otherwise.

[Anonymous]

No mental disability, most probably you lack tears. I think I have heard about a similar disorder, but is physical not mental

[SovereignessofVamps]

I doubt it. I mean you even want to let the emotion out... you should talk with someone.

[Asker]

It's not that, i legitimately think something is wrong in my in my head that disables me from crying. I don't want to cry now, i would just like to have the ability to cry from horrible accidents that happened to close friends or the death of family members

[brewersfan01]

ur good dude. I've had tears of joy within the last 4 years, but never cried out of sadness as long as I can remember.

[Jeeevan]

I'm not sure. I have a similar thing, i can still cry but it takes a lot for it to happen.