New York Times reporter Benedict Carey referred to tears in a recent piece as “emotional perspiration.” Given that I sweat a lot and hate deodorant, I suppose it makes sense that I weep often. But I’m not going to apologize for that, because …
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Sounds good to me! Thanks!
Thanks, Therese, for such an informative discussion about tears. Especially the physiological and hormonal aspects.
Crying always makes my head hurt and my eyes really puffy. Is it bad if you haven’t had a really big cry in almost a year?
Crying is also related to laughing – the muscles used in the face are mostly the same, and so are the breathing patterns. The natural high of crying is no different than the natural high of laughing.
Also, one of the defining charactaristics of clinical depression is profound sadness WITHOUT tears. I’ve been on both sides of this and am now a crying advocate. I have encountered the stigma about being “over emotional,” but my personal experience has shown me that it’s when you don’t express the emotions that you’re naturally inclined to that you start to have problems!
i am a guy but i know i am not ashamed of my tears. i let them flow a lot at movies and church, i am a happy crier and sad sad crier but i know i feel better to after a good cry. it helps to the wife is a crier too.
Thank you
My long term partner recently left me. I had a serious cry about it! I felt marginally better, had not cried for most of my adult life.
I have PTSD from parental abuse and i have to cry often. if i didn’t i feel like i may die with the emotions and pain inside