Overview
- Late June reporting of dpa interviews with therapist Mirriam Prieß emphasizes pausing with self-compassion as the first response after crying at work.
- Prieß identifies three common triggers: overwhelming workload or burnout, suppressed anger or poor assertiveness, and spillover from private life events like illness or loss.
- Practical follow-up options include asking a supervisor for temporary relief, offering a short one- or two-sentence explanation to colleagues, or taking time off when personal distress prevents work.
- When crying reflects recurring patterns of suppressed anger or unclear boundaries the expert recommends practicing assertiveness through role-play or brief therapy to build control and change behavior.
- German outlets syndicated the same dpa guidance across late June, framing visible emotion as an informational signal to decode rather than an automatic sign of unprofessionalism.