My Name is Melpomene and I’m an emotional cutter.

An emotional cutter is someone who likes to expose themselves to entertainment that will make them cry. That is me to a tee. I love to cry when reading books. The more crying and emotional I get, the more I like a book. I’m not talking about the sobbing and retching that happened during The Fault in our Stars. That was horrible and way too overwhelming and almost to the point of needing my happy pills. I could barely function after reading that one. I’m talking about the emotions that were flying in books like The Edge of Never, Hopeless and Sea of Tranquility. I absolutely love those type of books. I was overwhelmed and speechless when they were done, but emotionally satisfied. Those are the kid of books I crave.

I wish I didn’t need the release, that crying offers, but my body has a mind of its own. I feel a peace and calmness. I always get teased with how much I cry, but I can’t help it, I just need it. It’s hard to explain. Just nod and smile. 🙂

I never used to cry, until I started reading. Now I try to find books that purposely make me cry. But I have to save them for when I need a release. I can’t read them all the time or I’ll have to take a happy pill everyday. It could be as simple as a romance gone sour or more overwhelming like an unexpected death. As long as a book has emotions, I am a happy girl. I just have to remember not to read these at family functions anymore. Not a fan of the looks I get when I have to go to another room to collect myself. *sigh*

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to Amazon to order a case of Kleenex. My stockpile is running low.

Do you like to cry??

~Melpomene