Did you know that we actually cry about 250,000,000 times in the course of a lifetime?
It starts with a quivering lip. Or maybe blinking faster and faster to keep the wetness from escaping.
Before you know it, you're getting teary -- again
You may be one of those people who cry at the drop of a hat -- not to mention weddings, birthday parties, your kids' school plays, and the human society public service announcements showing those adorable dogs in need of new homes.
Or you may be the type who can't remember when you last cried.
Humans produce tears for a variety of reasons. Some of these have nothing to do with why people cry. If you’re cutting up an onion or suffering from seasonal allergies, your eyes may be brimming with tears. This is not emotional crying, but instead it is the act of the eyes producing tears to lubricate the eyes. In fact there are three types of tears: basal, reflex and emotional, which all occur for different reasons. Basal tears protect the eye and keep it moist. Reflex tears flush out the eye when it becomes irritated. And emotional tears flow in response to sadness, distress, or physical pain.
But why do we cry?
The ''why'' of crying may seem obvious and straightforward: You're happy or sad.
But that's too simplistic.
"Crying is a natural emotional response to certain feelings, usually sadness and hurt. But then
people [also] cry under other circumstances and occasions".(says Stephen Sideroff, a staff psychologist at Santa Monica--University of California Los Angeles & Orthopaedic Hospital and clinical director of the Moonview Treatment Center in Santa Monica, Calif)
Humans produce tears for a variety of reasons. Some of these have nothing to do with why people cry. If you’re cutting up an onion or suffering from seasonal allergies, your eyes may be brimming with tears. This is not emotional crying, but instead it is the act of the eyes producing tears to lubricate the eyes. In fact there are three types of tears: basal, reflex and emotional, which all occur for different reasons. Basal tears protect the eye and keep it moist. Reflex tears flush out the eye when it becomes irritated. And emotional tears flow in response to sadness, distress, or physical pain.
But why do we cry?
The ''why'' of crying may seem obvious and straightforward: You're happy or sad.
But that's too simplistic.
"Crying is a natural emotional response to certain feelings, usually sadness and hurt. But then
people [also] cry under other circumstances and occasions".(says Stephen Sideroff, a staff psychologist at Santa Monica--University of California Los Angeles & Orthopaedic Hospital and clinical director of the Moonview Treatment Center in Santa Monica, Calif)
For instance, he says, ''people cry in response to something of beauty. There, I use the word 'melting.' They are letting go of their guard, their defenses, tapping into a place deep inside themselves."
Crying does serve an emotional purpose, says Sideroff, "It's a release. There is a buildup of energy with feelings."
"It can also be a survival mechanism", notes Jodi DeLuca, a neuropsychologist at Tampa General Hospital in Florida.
''When you cry," she says, "it's a signal you need to address something." Among other things, it may mean you are frustrated, overwhelmed or even just trying to get someone's attention, which DeLuca and other researchers call a ''secondary gain'' cry.
''When you cry," she says, "it's a signal you need to address something." Among other things, it may mean you are frustrated, overwhelmed or even just trying to get someone's attention, which DeLuca and other researchers call a ''secondary gain'' cry.
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