Benefits of Crying

March 26, 2021

We all know crying releases endorphins in turn helping you feel less stressed, upset and down. Your tears are your bodies immediate defence, so you basically give yourself a supportive hug when you cry.

Everything is connected, especially within the human body. So I wonder what other benefits these tears have as they fall onto your face sitting there waiting to be soaked in our wiped away.

Here's a look at what happens in your body when you cry and why you feel better after that sob.

Frequent tears are not only related to emotional responses, but are also influenced by other factors such as stress, stressors and stress hormones, he says.

In fact, crying offers many different health benefits, which may lead some to argue that we should cry more often. American researchers have suggested that the beneficial effects of crying could make crying a useful therapy for some people.

One of the most important functions that crying can have is to protect the eyes from irritants and foreign bodies such as dust, and to get rid of acidic vapors, as you get when you cut an onion. Although basal tears are always present in the eye, reflex tears and emotional tears are released in large quantities. HealthLine notes that "emotional tears contain proteins and hormones that are not found in two other types of tears.

In addition to removing toxic substances from the body, crying has the ability to lift your mood and help you deal with painful situations.
When something unexpectedly gets you excited, you can cry and it helps you understand what is important to you.
Your eyes clean themselves, which can help remove irritants and protect them.
Bacteria in our eyes follow the tears leaving your eyes.

In one study, biochemist William Frey, who has been researching tears for as long as he can remember, found that emotional tears caused by distress or grief contain more water than normal tears. He discovered that reflex tears are 98% water, while emotional tears also contain stress hormones that are excreted from the body when you cry!

All the different types of crying, whether from an onion or a melt down, are curated by your body give you exactly what you need. Stressed? It'll release your stress hormones. Is your eye stinging? Your tears will flush it out with good old h20.

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Benefits of Crying

So go on, cry anytime, anywhere until your hearts content.

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