In a world that often encourages a stoic façade, let’s explore the underestimated advantages of embracing our tears.
Our emotions are like poo. If they get stuck somewhere, you might feel constipated. Just in a different way.
4 important benefits of crying
1. Mental Detox:
Did you know that shedding tears acts as a reset for your mind? Emotional tears contain stress hormones, and crying provides a genuine mental detox, purging negativity and leaving you feeling rejuvenated.
2. Emotional Release:
Crying is not a sign of weakness; it’s a demonstration of emotional resilience. The act of shedding tears allows for a cathartic release, liberating your soul from the burden of unexpressed feelings. Let tears become your emotional allies on the journey to self-discovery.
3. Stress Relief:
Consider crying your stress-relief superhero. It lowers cortisol levels, the stress hormone, offering a calming effect. Think of it as an emotional spa day accessible anytime, anywhere.
4. Mood and Creativity Boost:
Crying can be your creative elixir. Studies suggest that shedding tears enhances mood and stimulates creativity. So, the next time you’re at an emotional crossroads, let your tears pave the way for inspiration and artistic brilliance.
Join the Crying Revolution!
Let’s redefine the narrative around tears. Share your thoughts on the transformative power of crying. When was the last time you experienced the liberating benefits of a good cry?
The most difficult times might be the ones when you feel so numb that you can’t even cry.
What do you think about crying, do you find it helpful?
Further reading:
– A Crying Shame When is crying allowed in boys and girls?
– Honoring your tears: The benefits of a good cry
– People Who Cry Often Are Mentally Stronger, Proven By Psychologists
Very well said, while crying, not just tears but the pain and sorrow also exhaled from the body…😄
Love the comparison. Very creative and accurate..
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotional-freedom/201007/the-health-benefits-tears
crying isnt a sign of weakness, I dont iknow why its portrayed that way. I believe its healing…very healing.
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Indeed. But some people see it as a weakness, this is more common for men.
Yeah, I know, sad really isn’t it?
I totally get the part about feeling so numb that you can’t even cry, and I wonder if that’s better or worse sometimes. Thanks for sharing this!
Sometimes it’s better indeed, but sometimes worse. Thanks for stopping by.
Now that’s an interesting way to describe emotions! 💩 Very true though. 🙂
Crying is a great way to deal with stress. It helps a lot.
My mother says it’s not the tears you hold in that cleanse but the tears you let out. Good post.
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Your metaphor of stuck, unwanted emotions as poo really grabbed me in the most insightful and positive sense. Thanks & Peace.
Thank you too, Frank. 🙂
If being able to cry makes us strong I must be Hercules! As a kid, I never cried. It was a matter of pride, of showing I was too tough. I was born right after WW2 and I think kids in England had been used to having to be really tough, so for us, the generation that followed, our little trivial upsets were nothing. I stayed that way until after I came to the States. I think it was the loss of pets that started me crying and I seem to have been doing it ever since, almost always about loss and mostly pets. Does it help? I think if I couldn’t shed those tears I would drown in them.
I can’t imagine how tough it must have been living in the times after the WW2.
I’m glad that you can cry now and that it brings some relief in the hard times.