Crying

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I wrote this for Bubblews back in April 2014: My granddaughter called me a few days ago freaking out. She had awakened crying. I calmed her down and told her that crying was a good thing. So many people freak out if they feel like crying. I don't understand this. Elephants cry. Now in emotional crying the body actually expels prolactin, Leu-enkephalin and adrenocorticotropic hormone,and even the elements potassium and manganese. Some researchers think that crying is a release of these hormones when levels get too high. Some say that people cry to get a response from another person or removing toxins from the body or relieving stress. Socially others think they think more clearly after a good cry. I tend to agree. Sobbing, weeping, wailing, whimpering, bawling, or blubbering are other sad ways of describing crying.I think sometimes we cry because we don't really know what else to do. When in all reality we are over tired, at the end of our rope, or in some way upset. We cry and are able then to move on from that feeling. The natural response I get from people I have talked to about crying is that they freak out. They don't want to cry. They feel weak or uncomfortable when they cry. I think it scares them. I don't think they should feel this way. I think people should feel relieved when they cry. Crying is a release the body gives us. Like steam. What are your thoughts on crying?