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• To step
• Method 1 of 2: Using your emotions
• Method 2 of 2: Using products to produce tears
• Tips
• Warnings
• Necessities

Whether you're in a scene where you cry or want to get someone's attention, knowing how to bring tears to life can always be helpful. Crying makes people empathize with you and are more likely to believe what you say. While you shouldn't use these tricks to manipulate people, you can indeed induce tears by using your emotions or using an artificial product.

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Method 1 of 2: Using your emotions

1. Think of a sad situation that really happened or that you can imagine. For example, think of a period when you were very sad and try to remember exactly what you felt then. If you can't think of moments from your real life, or if you're worried that such a personal experience will make you feel too much, make up a screenplay that makes you sad or think of a scene from a movie that made you cry.
   • A few examples of things you can think about to make you feel sad are the death of a pet or someone close to you, a memory of someone or something you miss, or a relationship that you are experiencing in a very unpleasant way. has come to an end.
   • If you have to pretend you're crying as an actor, try to think of a situation that resembles what your character is going through.
   • Focus on the emotions you want to feel instead of trying really hard to cry. When you tell yourself to cry, you focus on the result rather than what you should be feeling at the moment. Instead, focus on your body, your breath, and your expressions instead.
2. Keep your eyes wide open. Keeping your eyes open will dry them out, causing your body to produce tears. Pretend you're having a staring contest with someone and keep your eyes open for as long as possible. If tears aren't coming yet and you feel the urge to blink, use your fingers to keep your eyes open.
   • Fan your hands in front of your eyes so that they dry out faster and start producing more tears.
   • Sometimes if you keep your eyes half closed, tears can form in the corner of your eye.
   • Only if you keep your eyes open for so long do not let anything harmful get into your eyes.If possible, practice this trick indoors first, where there is less chance of something blowing in your eyes.
3. Take a shallow breath. When you really cry, you often start to take a double breath or hyperventilate from the stress. To pretend you're crying, you can mimic the effect of hyperventilation by taking quick, shallow breaths. That makes the whole thing more believable and your body will also produce more tears.
   • To calm down, gradually take a deeper breath.
   • If you hyperventilate too much, a healthy amount of oxygen will no longer get into your blood. Therefore, only do it with short strokes to ensure that your tears start flowing.
4. Make a sad facial expression. Think about what your face does when you cry. Mimic the emotion by vibrating your lip while frowning and squeezing your eyebrows. Practice in front of the mirror to make sure you're not overreacting or appearing unbelievable.
   • Watch your favorite movies that feature crying scenes to see how the actors look when they're about to cry. Try to imitate their facial expression.
5. Combine the different techniques and let your tears flow. Practice everything together in front of the mirror to see if you can squeeze a few tears out. If it doesn't work the first time, keep trying every day until you manage to produce some tears.

Method 2 of 2: Using products to produce tears

1. For the easiest crying effect, drop eye drops in the corner of your eye. Ask the drugstore or pharmacy for eye drops or artificial tears. Drop them in your eyes or on your skin near the inner corners of each eye. Use the drops just before you want to pretend to cry.
   • Eye drops quickly roll down your cheeks, so you should only use them in an emergency.
2. Rub some petroleum jelly under your eyes to make it look like you've been crying. Rub a thin layer under your eyes and on the top of your cheeks. The product gives your face a shiny and moist look, so that it looks like you just cried.
   • Be careful not to get the petroleum jelly in your eyes or they could become severely irritated. If petroleum jelly accidentally gets into one of your eyes, rinse the eye well with cool water.
3. To make sure your tears start producing real tears, rub a menthol product just under your eyes. Take a rub or inhalation ointment, or buy a tear stick from a party supply store, and gently apply the product under your eyes with your finger or cotton swab. The chemicals in the menthol will slightly irritate your eyes, causing your eyes to water. It will also make your eyes appear red and puffy so it looks more real.
   • Rubs and inhalation ointments are available from pharmacies or pharmacies.
   • Do not get the product in your eyes as it will cause severe irritation. Should any of them get into your eyes, rinse them out immediately with water.
4. Keep your eye open and have someone blow it to produce tears naturally. Keep both eyes open and ask if someone can blow a little air on each of your eyes. If you're going to blink when someone blows on it, keep your eyes open with the help of your fingers.
   • Party supply stores often sell specialty tear blowers that contain menthol. This allows you to produce tears faster.

Tips

• Stay hydrated. Only when you have enough water in your body will you be able to produce tears.
• Listen to sad music to make you feel like crying.
• Think to make yourself cry harder about a very sad moment in your life.
• To be able to cry, think of someone you loved who passed away.
• Cut an onion.
• Cover your face with your hands and smile. It may seem as if you are crying.

Warnings

• Be careful not to get menthol products in your eyes. Menthol in your eyes can permanently damage your vision.
• Don't do it too often. Especially if you usually do it to manipulate someone. He or she will eventually pick up certain hints and notice that you are trying to influence the situation by pretending to be crying.
• Don't pretend to be crying for manipulating people you care about. Once they notice that you are not actually crying, they will stop taking you seriously.

Necessities

• Eye drops
• Vaseline
• Vicks or another menthol product