The Places I've Cried in Public

by Holly Bourne

You never know if happy memories are going to become sad ones. They glow and shine in the vast realms of our subconscious, making that part of our brain feel like it’s filled with glitter. We pick them up and cradle them like expensive cats, or wriggle into them like they are jumpers we’ve left to warm on a radiator. Until the day when, for one reason or another, life can suddenly make this happy memory into a sad memory instead. Good memories exist in the naivety of not knowing any better.

Roll up, roll up. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m pleased to present to you – GUT-WRENCHING ANXIETY! Ever had that feeling in your stomach that you’re in danger, even though technically you’re perfectly safe? That’s anxiety, folks. Your super-duper fight-or-flight system malfunctioning because it can’t tell the difference between a giant boar or your boyfriend suddenly being cold and offish with you.

Crying is a very obvious sign that something isn’t going right in your life. You should not ignore tears.