Dear Judy,

Solidarity 🌷.
As said in many messages below, when diagnosis comes, it is heavy. So grief over our former selves can be overwhelming.
I am 3 years after the diagnosis, life is dominated by pain, brain fog and exhaustion, and as good as acceptance can get, grief does hit me now and again. I find it healthy. Negative emotions have the need to be expressed. So I let them happen.
But some of the crying can be also partially a result of the physical exhaustion that leads to cognitive exhaustion too.
When I overdo it I notice my emotional regulation takes a break from me and it sometimes leads to crying out of the blue. Given how much pain my body has, it is normal for cognition to catch up with it and release some emotions via crying.

I hope you get support and understanding from your surroundings. And that you are kind to yourself.

Many hugs of support,
Tatiana

I think in my head I am mourning things I cannot accomplish anymore. For example: long hikes in the woods with family, long bike rides on trails, vacations that have a lot of beach walking or city walks with museums. Feeling like that's over for me makes me tear up. I'm going to get a mobility scooter soon so I can still enjoy some things that involve paved or indoor surfaces.

Definitely, but like Wileen, I assumed it was due to the new diagnosis.

I have not been weepy, but definitely down in the dumps and apathetic.

For sure out of nowhere