Crying moment

“When people tell me really sad news, I do this weird thing where I ask questions. I will talk about anything I can possibly think of to change the subject. Not because I don’t care or that I am heartless… I just want to dodge the only possible events of crying and depressed silence. I don’t like crying in front of people, and I don’t like it when they cry in front of me. I don’t know how to react or respond to it, either. So, I ask questions until I am home free to walk away from an otherwise uncomfortable situation and deal with it alone. That’s just how I am; I prefer to hide those feelings from the world. And I’m sorry that I am not better at comforting other people. I can hardly do it for myself.”