We know that laughing is good, not only is it nice to see a person with an enlightened face, but it is also beneficial for our body: the brain secretes endorphins and increases the level of adrenaline, which helps stimulate imagination, dopamine, which promotes mental activity and serotonin, which has calming effects and reduces anxiety. It’s a fantastic act that’s socially accepted and highly appreciated, but what about crying, what about tears?
Only young children express them openly, without disguise, unlike adults, who seek refuge from loneliness or, worse, simply avoid them. We prefer to hold back the tears and keep going by clenching our fists. But is it good for your health?
- Several studies show that yes.
- Something as inherent to the human being.
- As the ability to cry.
- Is necessary to be happy.
- William Frey.
- Of St.
- Paul Ramsay Medical Center in Minnesota.
- Says tears are as necessary as smiles; alleviate tension.
- Relieve sadness.
- And allow a person to get to know each other better and relate more openly to others.
Not only that, there is a lot of research that says depressed people are the least likely to cry; Psychiatrist Cristian Prado, a neuroscience magist at the University of Chile, explains the data noting that “some of the depressed are not expressed”, that is, that part of the brain structure is functionally disconnected and becomes indifferent to pain and a desperate quest to remain isolated.
No way. Tears are part of us, they are part of our being and they are a mechanism of escape and relief; a way to balance emotions, to rearrange our feelings. They play a vital role in human development and we should not try to hide or swallow them.
Is it curious to witness those moments when we inadvertently end up crying in front of other people, and at that moment we are surprised by this common reaction from those who try to comfort us by saying: don’t cry, it’s nothing?, crying won’t solve your problems, trying to calm you down? And it’s true that emotional crying won’t solve what hurts or dazzles us, but it’s a start.
Does crying soothe and provide tranquility, the body relaxes and, on many occasions, we even fall asleep?It is a way to release this cluster of negative emotions that exhaust us at certain times in our lives, contribute to subsequent well-being and become a learning experience on how to manage our emotions. So, calmer and more refreshed, I’m sure we’ll start to see things differently, maybe we’ll start to feel safer opening those windows that fill our existence with darkness. Therefore, we need not contain our tears in small invisible and watertrow lakes that will eventually poison us with unsolvable sadness.
Looking only for a moment, a place where we can have privacy and cry?