By now we all know that our new Speaker of the House, John Boehner, cannot control his tears and often cries openly in public. What surprises me is the fact that politicians and the media are trying to cash on it by branding it a "crying game". I don't know if this is all acting on the part of Mr. Boehner. If it is, I have to say he is a very good actor. But I really don't think so. He is not acting. He is not trying to make any political gains by shedding tears openly in public - in the middle of his speeches.
Why do I not think so? Because I myself suffer from this problem. I cry very easily, in public and in complete privacy, APPARENTLY without any reason, and often my tears are completely uncontrollable. Tissues or handkerchieves cannot take care of it. I HAVE to go a bathroom to wash my face, wash my eyes, blow my nose, etc. I often have to stay in the bathroom for several minutes to control my weeping. I have to deliberately think of completely different things to divert my mind from whatever caused this emotional outbreak. And even after staying in the bathroom for several minutes, when I come out, my eyes are usually still blood-shot, and anybody can tell I was crying. I feel embarassed before my family members, outsiders, colleagues, friends - everybody. I cannot see any movie either at home or in a theater without crying at least once at some point. Usually I cry at several points. I cry while watching TV, even while watching news on the TV. It is not only embarrassing, it is really a big inconvenience for me. I cry while watching marriages, not to speak about attending funerals of anybody - even completely unknown persons. If I see anybody crying (including John Boehner), I start crying too.
What I am trying to say is this is a disease! It is a psychological disease. I know it. I have faint ideas also what caused this psychological disease in me (neglect, lack of affection, and mal-treatment by my parents when I was a very little child with a very delicate mind). I know had I seen psychiatrists for this, they probably could have relatively easily cured my disease. They probably can still do it if I go and see a good and competent psychiatrist. But I am almost 70 and I am retired now. I lived with this problem all my life. So I do not want to undergo the botheration and expenses of undergoing psychiatric traetments at this age.
So why am I revealing this embarrassing problem of me to the whole world today? Because I am already sick and tired of hearing the phrase "crying game" being labeled at Mr. Boehner. I completely sympathize with the man. I know he is not acting for any political gain. He just cannot control his emotion - just like me. It is a disease (though I do think he should seek treatment since he is in a public office, he is much younger than me, and since cost of treatment is not a factor for him).
Hey politicians, poltical analysists, journalists, and the media, give the man a break. This morning, in Good Morning America, George Stephanopoulos was discussing this "crying game" with Debrah Norville of Inside Edition and somebody else I do not know. And they all were laughing and ridiculing him and Debrah clearly remarked it was time to put away that hankie and be a grown boy! That irritated me to the point that I decided to post this blog about myself today. Some people do have this disease. Learn to be considerate and be kind to them. Nobody wants to cry in public. It just happens. Uncontrollably.
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