Crying at things that do not warrant it

Tears arriving before the feeling does, and often with no obvious cause attached.

Being fine about the genuinely hard thing and undone by something trivial an hour later.

Finding it embarrassing at work, which adds a second problem on top of the first.

Letting it happen where you can. Held-back tears tend to arrive later and larger.

Cold water on the wrists or the face, which settles the physical part faster than talking yourself out of it.

A prepared sentence for work, so you are not composing one while crying. Something plain works best.

Frequent tearfulness alongside low mood most days for two weeks or more is worth taking to a doctor. On its own, and coming and going, it is one of the most commonly described experiences of this stage.