Sometimes it's instantaneous, sometimes it's gradual, but most of us have bawled our eyes out at the movie theater [1]. We promise ourselves it won't happen, but sometimes you can't help but let out a tear . . . or 20. With several heart-wrenching movies coming out this Summer alone [2] (we're looking at you, Me Before You [3]), here's the all-too-real breakdown of what it's really like to emotionally lose your cool in a movie theater. Grab some popcorn and enjoy!

When You Know You’re Done For When the Trailer Alone Makes You Cry

When You Ask a Friend to Come to the Theater With You For Emotional Support

When You Try to Pump Yourself Up With Happy Thoughts and Popcorn During the Previews

When the Opening Scene Starts and You Can Actually Feel Your Heart Sink

When the Sad Song From the Trailer Starts Playing and Your Vision Goes Fuzzy

When You Realize You Forgot Tissues and Frantically Search For Extra Napkins

When You Feel the First Tear Fall and You Brace Yourself With Your Armrest

When One of the Characters Says a Heartbreaking Quote and You Totally Crack

When They Say a Joke Afterwards and You Don’t Know Whether to Laugh or Cry

When You're Sobbing So Much That It Gets Hard to Breathe and People Give You Weird Looks

When You Try to Drown Your Emotions With Your Watered-Down Soda

When You Realize the Person Next to You Is Bawling and You Have an Instant Connection

When the Last Scene Has Nearly Everyone in the Fetal Position

When the Credits Start to Roll and You Feel Like Giving a Standing Ovation, but You’re Too Weak to Get Up