I like to cry.

I really do.

Give me a Chicken Soup for Whichever Soul, and I go straight to the 'On Death and Dying' section. I even make note of stories that have made me cry, and give them another read later on. Or at least I used to. I don't read Chicken Soup anymore. Haven't in a while.

Give me the opportunity to choose a movie, and I'll choose one that promises a tragic end.

My favourite songs are not ones that make me want to dance or hum along. They're the ones with lyrics that make my heart ache.

I used to think that was a major concern. But then I realized that I don't face much of my own pain. I don't think I can handle it. But there are all these emotions waiting to be expressed.

Isn't that what these stories and movies and songs are meant to achieve? Isn't that their purpose?

Catharsis.