If you are referring to "put my head in my hands and cried",

My suggestion would be「抱頭痛哭」

> 抱: Holding / 頭: Head /  痛哭: Cry badly

In case you don't stick with "Crying", you can still use it this way:

> I hold my head in my hands as i read his article

>  在讀這篇文章的時候，我以手抱頭。