Emotional? ????

No you are not alone in that at all. I am like that out of lockdown and I am even worse now. When we did the first ever clapping for the NHS it was so moving and I was laughing with joy but burst into tears indoors afterwards.
Also things like poor sleep make us more tearful. I always think when I cry I release tension too so less likely to be angry. I am about to look up Captain Tom so pass me your tissues. ??

The corona diary on Radio 4 with the nurse who uses her phone to enable the dying to hear messages from family, or listen to special music as they die........

Totally agree the clapping always gets me too. They read out the names of all the carers who had died on GMB the other morning and that set me off to.

I try and avoid things that I know will upset me but things come at you from left field when you're least expecting them.

Oh definitely not alone...I'm fine for days..then something sets me off....
weeping and so very emotional...
WhatsApp photos today from my daughter in Dubai, 3mth old and 3yr old grandsons, I love receiving them and the ones of granddaughters in Oz and my five in the UK..I'm blessed that we have the technology for such treats...but today..well cried buckets...even cried again at teatime because the lambs in the back field looked wet and shivery...its good to know we aren't alone re our weeps...??

I'm relieved to read it's just not me.

I'm the same, MawB. You're not alone. I cry every day over something, even though I try to avoid anything I think will set me off. And I certainly cry every Thursday with the clapping. I come back indoors and sob on my own. I have already sobbed for a good 20 minutes today over Captain Tom's birthday and flypast.

My family and I are going to have a Zoom session soon but I am dreading it as I don't want to upset them by crying in front of them. I have delayed downloading Zoom and keep finding excuses. I think it will make me feel worse to see them - the last time was Christmas Day as they are not nearby.

No, you aren't alone in it. I find I feel like crying at a lot of things, which I wouldn't normally feel emotional about. Today, it was watching the news, and just now, the clapping.

Another one here. I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve anyway but all sorts of things can set me off.
I love to see my family on Zoom and Wattsapp and really enjoy our chats especially with the DGC. However the second the call finishes , I burst into tears.
Thinking of all the great kindness and bravery moves me to tears as does some of the selfishness.

I've had a spell of crying at the drop of a hat at the beginning of the virus emergency when I don't usually cry. Shock perhaps. Now I'm more like my usual self.

me too, sparklefizz my ds has arranged a zoom session on saturday evening and I want to be strongfor them but it is very hard. Captain Tom set me off today. The emotions are very close to the surface in me, as though the self-containing layers have been peeled off. Normally I am emotionally strong and self-contained but it feels as though the world has collapsed

We have just been outside for the NHS clap and just as we were about to stop we had a brief but heavy shower of rain.
Suddenly the most beautiful rainbow filled the sky!
Tissues needed - yes, I love rainbows any time but tonight it was special!
to us all - all will be well.

I'm in bits ,we lost my OH's uncle last night ,OH's mum is so upset because she couldn't visit him and wont be at the funeral,only his children their partners and his GC will be there .All made much harder for her because she cant have us or her daughter there with her.
As I put down the phone from the call my daughter called me to tell me her ex's new wife and their 5 year old have the virus,new wife is a carer .Despite all the horrible treatment my daughter had from him they have stayed on good terms for their childrens sake and his daughter ,my grandaughter ,is scared for her little half sister .I wonder where or when this will end ,its tearing us apart not being available for the family who need us .Tonights clapping set me off and I've only just stopped crying ,I have to hope tomorrow will be a better day

MawB you are not alone, everyone I'm closet says the same thing. Emotions just below the surface, tears very easily come.

One of my grandsons is five tomorrow. We just had a what sap of the neighbours on their cul de sac singing Happy Birthday to him after the clapping tonight. He's there in daddy's arms, in his p.j's and dressing gown, looking absolutely thrilled.
Did I weep..... We will be signing the Birthday Song on Zoom tomorrow along with his other grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. So many other families will sharing similar experiences. No wonder were a little emotional

Our seven month old grandson has been ill for the last month with allergies to practically every food.In normal times we would be there helping and supporting them.As paddyanne says not being able to help the family members who need us is so upsetting.
My daughter and I are both getting emotional about everything at the moment.

Another one here. Not normally upset so easily but even an advert can start me off these days!

Glad I'm not the only one, I'll have to get the hang of this Zoom as well.

I am actually quite sensitive, but can usually put my 'game face' on in front of others
However, tonight the tears were streaming down my face during the 'clap'
My son in law brought my little granddaughters called to sit on the grass and talk to me. It was so very hard not to be close to them. They seem to somehow understand the rules, although they are so young
The eldest is six and said she wished she could give me a hug. I smiled and gave a jolly reply that it will all be back to normal before we know it
I have ordered them both a 'pocket hug', which is a pebble to put in their pockets and when they touch it, they know that I am hugging them in my heart. The tears streamed down my face again. ...
I do feel very emotional, but it so goes against human nature not to have physical contact with those we love

Oh Maw I have never cried as much in my life as I have today . I think it’s just one thing on top of another . Xx

I’m in tears just reading your lovely posts. Thank goodness for Gransnet! Save brave faces for FaceTime and Zoom but hard at home as OH doesn’t understand. Tell me it’s not just me ?

it is all the videos from Italy which set me off, of people singing on balconies. Andrea Bocelli singing amazing grace alone in piazza del duomo.
FaceTime calls with the family I sometimes have to cut short. Pretending I need the loo.....

Oh goodness, I am in tears reading these posts.
I agree, our emotions feel closer to the surface.
There are items on the news that move me to tears, daily.

Like everyone else, I finds it helps to have family and friends to raise the spirits (and the GN crew, too). ?

Helps to know we aren't alone with these emotions..had a WhatsApp pic from daughter, Dubai, of a tulip field in Amsterdam..with a message in it done in Tulips..a huge heart and "see you next year"
So that's me weeping again,I held dgs in January when he was born...should have been out out there again now...but to think it will be next year when I hold again is just too much...the 3yr old and all the other grandchildren speak on facetime to us..but the little one wont know me...sorry for going on..far far worse things going on out there..need to pull myself together but sort of feel that I just need to cry it all out...all keep safe?

Farview as already mentioned my DGC live abroad like a lot of others on here. Mine are now teenagers so perhaps not as bad as your little ones. Like you I know travel is off limits for us and for them at the moment but we've got to keep positive and perhaps start planning for next year or as soon as it will be resumed.