DAE get accused of "fake crying" just for being an emotional person?
I cry a lot, way more than the average person. I just can't control tears from coming out. I had no validation around crying or negative emotions growing up, only shame, anger, and mocking. It manifested in me being an extremely emotional person.
Because I cry so easily/so often, I have been accused of fake crying, be it for attention or to manipulate, my whole life. I'm also AFAB which makes it worse because women are seen as too emotional/dramatic. I cry because I'm an emotional person who barely received any emotional validation growing up. And I get accused of fake crying for attention/manipulation? I have never fake cried ONCE in my LIFE, I don't even know HOW to do that??? It's incredibly frustrating. Does anyone else experience this??? I feel like this might be a common experience for us who were emotionally neglected.