i'd really like to know

Why is it when you're really distressed by something, you become even more emotional when people come to you and coax you with comforting words? Simple phrases like "Please don't be sad anymore" and/or "Cheer up, please don't cry anymore" have that intangible power to release the imaginary valve that suppresses your gut reactions. Your sobs intensify to an extent like nothing you can even begin to fathom or ever possibly imagine. It's one of life's most overwhelming feelings.

Maybe it's their empathy that touches your already bruised disposition. You realize that you trust them enough, that they are worthy of seeing beyond what you choose to show others. The anguish, fervor, hurt contained within your fragile body rushes out of your system like water gushing out of a broken dam. You do not hold it in any longer. You let down all your defenses and just...cry all the more.