why does a good cry make you feel better?

[menrfrommars]

Anyone notice how a good cry can make you feel better? you become more relaxed and calm?

what is actually going on when this happens?

[smitty4]

I think the last time I cried was at my grandma’s funeral over ten years ago. I can’t say that I recall feeling any better as a result.

[menrfrommars]

thanks, that was useful.

[Pat Quigley]

perhaps the cry is about the emotional movement into compassion from sadness. Tears also contain among other things serotonin—hence the release of this calming neurotransmitter.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10435417?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA&linkpos=1&log$=relatedarticles&logdbfrom=pubmed

[smitty4]

@marsaday 1527 wrote:

thanks, that was useful.

You asked if people noticed that a good cry can make you feel better. I was just trying to express that for me it does not seem to do that. Sorry if you did not find it helpful.

[bereal]

Sometimes it’s just a good release for built up stress, like a downpour in a rainstorm.

[hardasnails1973]

Orgasms can accomplish the same thing

[bereal]

@hardasnails1973 1691 wrote:

Orgasms can accomplish the same thing

Not really. That’s the difference between YIN and YANG.

[bereal]

Here’s an article about why we cry–from Mercola.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/09/24/New-Theory-for-Why-We-Cry.aspx

[peterson]

In my experience, having a good cry is on the top three list of things to do to help you feel better!You should everyone should cry sometimes!It always makes me feel better afterwards, I feel more at peace somehow….

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