Whether you have to fulfill the demands of a role or to get someone's attention, pretending to cry is easy. Crying will provoke empathy towards you. They will also believe every word that comes out of your mouth. You really shouldn't pretend to cry to manipulate other people. However, if you still want to fake crying, you can make the tears flow faster by playing with your emotions or using artificial products!
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Method 1 of 2: Letting Out Emotions
Step 1. Imagine a sad situation, whether real or imaginary
Think of a time when you felt sad and remember how you felt at that time. If you can't imagine a single situation or maybe you're afraid that your personal experiences will overwhelm you, come up with a screenplay that made you sad or think of a movie scene that made you cry.
- Some examples of situations that you can imagine inducing feelings of sadness include the death of a loved one or someone close, a memory of someone or something you missed, or a very painful breakup.
- If you're pretending to cry for the sake of your role, imagine a situation similar to that of your character.
- Focus on the emotion you want to feel instead of trying to cry. When you dwell only on the urge to cry, you focus more on the result, not on what you need to live the situation. You're better off focusing on your body, breath, and expression.
Step 2. Keep your eyes wide open for a long time
When you keep your eyes open without blinking, your eyes dry up and your body produces tears. Pretend it's a race to keep your eyes open for as long as possible. If tears don't form even though you really want to blink, hold your eyelids down with your fingers.
- Fan your eyes with your hands to dry them faster and bring out more tears.
- Sometimes if you keep your eyes in a half-open position, tears will start to flow from the corners of your eyes.
- Keep your eyes safe while they are wide open. Practice in a relatively safer room because the chances of getting a foreign object in your eyes are also smaller.
Step 3. Take repeated short breaths
When we really cry, we will start to sob or gasp due to the presence of stress. To stimulate tears, create a gasping effect by breathing fast and short. In addition to making you look more convincing, this method helps the body to shed tears.
- If you want to calm yourself down, start taking deep breaths.
- Breathing too much will block enough oxygen from getting into the blood. This is just a quick way to stimulate tears.
Step 4. Put on a sad expression
Think about what your face looks like when you actually cry. Mimic those emotions by quivering your lips while grinning and lowering your eyebrows. Practice in the mirror to make sure you don't overdo it or look underwhelming.
Watch your favorite movies that have crying scenes and pay attention to what the actors or actresses look like when they start to cry. Try imitating their facial expressions
Step 5. Combine the above techniques and let the tears flow
Practice these techniques in front of a mirror and see if you manage to shed a few tears. If it still doesn't work the first time you try it, don't give up. Keep trying every day until you manage to get rid of the tears.
Method 2 of 2: Using Assistive Devices to Force Tears Out
Step 1. Put eye drops in the corners of the eyes for the fastest crying effect
Prepare eye drops or artificial tears by buying them at the nearest pharmacy. Put a drop into the eye or the area of skin near the corner of the eye. Do this on each eye. Use these eye drops just before you have to pretend to cry.
These eye drops will immediately flow down the cheeks. So, use it sparingly
Step 2. Apply petrolatum (petroleum jelly) under your eyes to make it look like you're crying
Apply a thin layer of petrolatum under the eyes, just above the cheeks. Petrolatum will give your face a moisturised, shiny look as if it's just been crying.
Avoid applying petrolatum directly to the eyes as this can cause severe irritation. Immediately rinse eyes with cold water if this occurs
Step 3. Rub a product containing menthol under the eyes to produce real tears
You can use rubbing oil or tear sticks purchased at a makeup store. Gently dab under the eyes with your fingers or a cotton swab. The chemicals in menthol can irritate your eyes and make them watery. In addition, your eyes will be red and puffy like real crying.
- Rubbing oil products can be purchased at the nearest pharmacy.
- Make sure these products don't get in your eyes. If your eyes get exposed it will cause severe irritation. Immediately rinse your eyes with water if they come into contact with these products.
Step 4. Open your eyes wide and ask someone to blow on them to create natural tears
Keep your eyes open and ask someone else to blow them one by one. If you blink when you blow, use your fingers to keep your eyes open.
You can use a tear blower, which can be purchased at online makeup stores. This device also contains menthol which triggers tears to come out faster
Tips
- Try to stay hydrated. If your body is dehydrated, surely there will not be many tears that come out.
- Listen to sad music until you feel like crying..
Warning
- Be careful, never ever use a product containing menthol in your eyes. Your eyes can be permanently damaged.
- Don't pretend to cry to manipulate someone you care about. You will lose their trust once your lies are exposed.
