Crying

Philippines
January 28, 2007 9:11am CST
Does crying make you feel better? It does make me feel better afterwards. How about you? But it's not just sadness that makes us cry. Sometimes we also cry tears of joy, don't we?
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@Bizziebod (3497)
28 Jan 07
Hi emilieespino, I think crying just lets out the emotions in us like a release valve, whether you cry because you are sad or happy. Personally I usually get a headache after a good cry so not sure if it makes me feel better or not! I guess it all depends on the situation as to why you're crying!
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
I do get a headaches too, depending on how emotional I am at the moment. Thanks for your comment, Bizzie.
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@jewel76 (2305)
• Canada
28 Jan 07
I find that crying does make me feel better. People who never cry, are all bottled up inside, and one day or another, it will come out. I cry mostly tears of joy, for i haven't had much sadness in my life lately, thank God. A lot of things make me cry, like weddings, births, etc. I cried at my own wedding, althought i had swore to myself i wouldn't! But when i saw my husband to be, standing on the altar, waiting for me, and two big tears just rolled down his cheeks when he finally saw...that was just too much! So, yeah, i cried!
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• Philippines
29 Jan 07
We are the same -- I am quite emotional too. Just seeing a pic of my late parents make me cry; receiving an unexpected gift makes me cry; watching my grandchildren makes me cry. In short I'm such a cry baby. haha. Thanks for your comment.
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@mcc371 (918)
• United States
28 Jan 07
I cry for many different reasons, Sometimes it is happy tears while other times it is sad. During my pregnancy with my daughter I was an emotional wreck. I cried over little things and now I think back about it and laugh.
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
Yes I do laugh at myself too when I remember the silly things I have done, crying over a minor mishap.
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
28 Jan 07
Usually a good cry makes me feel better. I don't cry very often, most of mine are 'happy tears.' When I cry out of frustration, I almost always get a headache and a stuffy nose afterwards. At times though, crying is a good tension reliever.
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• Philippines
29 Jan 07
Indeed it relieves tension and emotional stress. Thanks for your comment.
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@BunGirl (2638)
• United States
28 Jan 07
For me, crying is really a great way to just release a lot of the bad stuff and move on. Once I've cried over something I find it easier to put it behind me. I don't think I've ever cried tears of joy, though I know a lot of people do.
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• United States
28 Jan 07
It does make me feel better. Tears of joy are great they seem inflate the good feeling. Tears of sadness and for me also tears of rage makes me feel as if I had a shower inside and it cleansed me.
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@budsr03 (2350)
• Canada
28 Jan 07
Another one is tears of relief. When i let out the tears i find a comfort during and after. It's hard to hide what you feel inside by not crying. Thank you Emilie.
• India
29 Jan 07
yes,crying does make me feel better.In fact crying acts as a natural tonic for removing tension and anxiety.
• Philippines
28 Jan 07
yes i find crying soothing. it helps me release all the dark feelings i have. it helps me to think clearly afterwards and find myself smiling again.
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• Australia
21 Feb 07
That's true. We cry too because we are happy and feel blessed and touched I guess. Crying is a gift of God to release one's emotion. We should should it as well. It a relief to me once I cry. I cry out when I can't bear anymore the sadness and afterwards I feel better. I am thankful that we have the ability to cry or else I'll go insane of all the problems that I've been going through lately. Personally and in school problems.
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@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
28 Jan 07
I think it does sometimes it helps crying to get your feelings out instead of holding them all in
@deathlord (234)
• India
29 Jan 07
CRYING...hmmmmmm The dictionary says its a emotional breakout for some time.According to me if we cry we can release some useless strain and pressure out of our body. BY CRYING OR SMILING we waste 14-40 Calories of energy. This waste of energy makes us healthy.If you cry outta happiness then we waste more calories than when we cry outta sadness.Crying is natural and everyone cries for some reason or the other.The person who cries can either feel better or worse. According to emilieespino crying makes her feel better but for someone else it will be disturbing.
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@shywolf (4514)
• United States
28 Jan 07
I feel that crying is a release of emotion that we all need from time to time. It has often made me feel a lot better. It's kind of like getting online and venting to a good friend about a problem makes you feel better.. just getting it out of your system is sometimes what is needed almost as much aa a solution to your problem, or a solution to the reason why you feel like crying. It just helps to let it all out, methinks. And you're right, we can also cry tears of joy when we are really relieved and happy about something. That also must serve a purpose, although it's a bit more difficult for me to see it *laugh*
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• Philippines
5 Feb 07
For me crying make me feel better. when i release my great emotion i feel comfort when i was finished crying.
@ipanks (890)
• Indonesia
3 Feb 07
i think with crying can make us feel better.i will crying if i have to.with sadness or happiness if i feel want to crying then i crying.and its natural.
@Kaorin (756)
• Australia
30 Jan 07
I cry a lot and I really believe it makes me feel a lot better after I have a good cry. If I just keep it in, it wallows and eats away at the inside of me. If I cry, at least its out in the open.
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• India
4 Feb 07
sure. and more share the feeling its also making better
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@xionous (439)
• Belgium
30 Jan 07
yap crying definitely helps to feel better. but u know we r boys...and boys don't cry. though i don't remember when was the last time i have cryd... it was around 8-10 years ago may b. but i definitely felt better.
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@ihr485 (117)
• Philippines
30 Jan 07
Crying is our way of getting in touch with our own deepest emotions...our way of showing compassion & love. it also helps us ease the burden that we felt deep inside...
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@cabergren (1181)
• United States
4 Feb 07
I definitely feel that crying helps a lot. If you have so much going on and everything is getting to you there is nothing better than a good cry. It just lets it all out and I definitely feel so much better.
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