TEARS.

TEARS

Why do people cry? Recent evidence suggests that the tears produced by emotional crying may be a way that the body disposes of toxic substances. It may seem strange to think of crying as beneficial, yet many people say that "a good cry" makes them feel better.

While the research on the benefits of crying is intriguing but hardly decisive, other strands of evidence are becoming available. Tears produced by emotional crying differ in chemical content from those caused by irritants such as onion juice. Emotional tears contain more protein than tears induced by irritants. William Frey contends that emotional crying is an eliminative process in which tears actually remove toxic substances form the body.

Crying may "cleanse the mind" in a much more literal sense than even the catharsis theorists imagine. Other researchers are now examining the contents of emotional tears for substances such as endorphins, ACTH, prolactin and growth hormone, all of which are released by stress. While the research on psychoactive substances in tears is just beginning, there is reason to think that emotional tears may be important in the maintenance of physical health and emotional balance.

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I do agree that crying makes people feel better, at least for me... It hurts a lot when u r crying.. and u will jus feel so pathetic...even u will start to pity urself.. The worse is when u listen to a sad, emotional song while crying.. That would jus encourage more tears and longer crying.. But after a while when ur eyes start to swell and when ur mind is too exhausted for anymore crying, the rain would then stopped. The sorrow would get dissolved eventually. It wont disappear entirely but u jus dont feel so much of it now. No matter how short this relief is, i think it;s still worth it to cry in order to feel better... Well of cos, some people dont agree with me.. they dont think crying solves anything. Yes maybe it doesnt, but to me, i think it;'s a good remedy to reduce ur sorrow when all u can depend on is urself...