Stunned horror, ironically, is this troper's usual reaction to a strong TearJerker moment in fiction -- ''not'' actual tears.

This troper thought she was the only one.

Ditto here. Especially sudden, shocking ones, where it's like your mind has no time to actually process what your heart is feeling, and all you can do is just sit and silently stare with your mouth hanging open, utterly stunned.

This troper was stunned into silence, strangely enough, upon hearing what is now her favorite song of all time, for the first time.

Great music still has this effect on me, but this is definitely the case when I hear an amazing piece for the first time, especially if it's a TearJerker song, as above.

This happened when this troper's drama class in his final year of school went to see a very serious, very dark, very moving and somewhat confusing film. At the end, nobody spoke, nobody even ''moved''. This is a class that can barely sit through a ten-minute explanation without getting sidetracked. The reason, as later determined, was essentially "Nobody wants to be the first one to move, because that means they get it".

This troper once got accosted by a time-share tout while on holiday. I just ignored him and carried on walking. He was following me, trying to break the ice so as to speak. I was on my own when he asked: "Where's the rest of your family?" I said: "Dead." Talk about being stunned into silence! I couldn't have shut him up quicker if I'd have punched him in the face.

When this troper was in 11th grade, he was having an argument with a girl that he liked at the time. This happened during lunchtime, in the school cafeteria. He barely remembers the nature of the argument, but this dialogue is still fresh in his memory: #QUOTE#[-Girl: Bite me!-] #QUOTE#[-Me: You wish!-]

''Everyone'' at our table became quiet after hearing that. This troper didn't really know what "Bite me" actually meant back then. Yes, this troper was very ignorant of idiomatic expressions. In hindsight, I suppose it sounded very suggestive. I was more focused on the surprised look on the girl's face after my retort.

This troper was once awarded the second place in an essay competition. So she had to read it. In front of a whole hall full of people. At the end of the essay, a metaphorical neighbor saved the metaphorical boy form the metaphorical bullies. #QUOTE#Me: [...] This neighbor could have been you. #QUOTE#StunnedSilence #QUOTE#Audience: *applause* #QUOTE#Me: (And I thought that only happens in movies.)

This troper was very, very quiet after seeing ''ReturnOfTheKing'' for the first time in the theatre (although that was also AwesomenessWithdrawal).

This troper remembers a conversation from a YMCA afterschool program back in 1st or 2nd grade in the early 1990s that ended in this. First, a bit of background: IIRC, a dog had been wandering around the playground. The counselors brought the kids inside and told us to stay away from strange dogs. We asked questions about what all this entailed. I raised my hand: #QUOTE#'''Me:''' What if it has rabies?\\ '''Female Counselor, with point-blank seriousness:''' Then [Male Counselor] will go to his truck and get his gun.\\ ''[StunnedSilence ensued amongst the elementary school kids]''