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We are sometimes ashamed to cry for we think that it means we are weak. It is instilled in our mind that strong people don’t cry. Especially with the boys, they say that “boys don’t cry.” For it means weakness and boys are supposed to be strong or/and brave. But in reality, we all know that crying doesn’t mean that you are weak.
When we cry, we let out our emotions. An emotion that seems to explode. Thus, we should never be afraid nor ashamed to cry. Did you notice that every time we cry, we feel better? It actually lessen our depression or the negative feelings that we carry. After crying, we feel positive and stronger to face life. Although it is not really necessary to be with people when we cry, it is sometimes helpful to cry with the person close to us. Especially when we need strength, we get it from them.
Crying is healthy:
Scientists have discovered that the emotional tears contain higher levels of manganese and the hormone prolactin, and this contributes in a reduction of both of these in the body; thus helping to keep depression away. Many people have found that crying actually calms them after being upset, and this is in part due to the chemicals and the hormones that are released in the tears.
How then actually do we cry? The psychic tears (or emotional tears) require an emotional response, or trigger to be activated. This response can be caused by an outside source, either pain or loss of love, etc., or from an inside source (self-realization of one’s life and others). When emotions affect us, the nervous system stimulates the cranial nerve, in the brain and this sends signals to the neurotransmitter to the tear glands. Thus, we cry. The largest tear gland, the lacrimal gland produces the tears of emotion and reflex. Many believe that the body, in times of emotional stress, depends on this gland to release excess amount of chemicals and hormones, returning it to a stable state.
source: http://www.gibbsmagazine.com/CryinLaughing.htm