Do you think crying helps things or makes them worse?

Answer 1

Crying most certainly is healthy. Medical science does not understand very much about the complex loop systems, so to say, of how our bodies function chemically related to crying. What researchers know about, they do know about well. There is still much to learn, though. Crying apparently helps our bodies to re-achieve homestasis, a healthy balance. To hold back tears is as unhealthy and as culturally perverted as trying not to pass gas.

Answer 2

I think crying is a healthy way to release emotions or whatever it is that makes you cry. I see it has a good thing. But it also depends on what you are crying for, because having depression and other mental illness can also make you cry for no reason and that is something that needs professional help with.

Answer 3

It helps. Letting out bottled up emotions. Particularly when grieving... I think the breaking down and crying is final acknowledgment that the person has passed and how you miss them so. Not that you're necessarily talking about death, but anyway.......
Crying is very natural. If I couldn't cry, I think it would make me quite ill.

Answer 4

Crying only makes things worse if you have a hang-up about crying. Nobody should have a hang-up about crying.

I'm a great big bloke. I work in the raw end of law enforcement. I cry quite a lot, whether it be as a coping mechanism for the odd personal tragedy, like when my mum had to be institutionalised at 79 because of Alzheimers, or simply over a good piece of music well performed.

Crying is natural. Cry when you want to cry. Bugger the stiff upper-lip.

Answer 5

Definitely helps, cry your heart out. It releases psychological stress and can make you feel so much better.

It is much better than negative means which don't help and often make matters worse for yourself and others (breaking things, filtering into other people, physical/emotional harm of others)

Answer 6

I think it depends on the situation. Cry if the situation is sad and you feel that way. However, some people cry excessively such that it interferes with daily functioning, in which case they shouldseek help.

Answer 7

Crying over something serious - i.e. personal tragedy - definitely helps - once you've cried yourself out there's nowhere to go but up (unless you go down into clinical depression, but if you're able to cry your heart out, chances are you're more likely to rally, given time.) Not crying in these circumstances can definitely result in clinical depression. It must be difficult for men who feel that crying is something that's not appropriate for them to do.

Answer 8

Oh i think it helps,better than bottling it up,I certainly do plenty of it lol I'm a bit soft though everything makes me cry,my bf thinks its a nice quality ,I just think I'm a bit emotionally unbalanced lol A good cry never hurt anyone

Answer 9

You need to let yourself cry every now and then! It is not good to hold things inside and bottle them up! But if you are crying all the time it could be a form of depression! So yes it is good but not in excess!

Answer 10

i think short term it makes things worse cos you feel worse but like the day after you feel like thats probs gone for a bit so its off your shoulders so long term it makes things better.

Answer 11

It can do both. If you're a man seen crying it emasculates you and causes you to lose a certain amount of apparent power. On the other hand, failing to release intense emotions increases the likelihood that one will act out in a destructive manner, and there is evidence to suggest physiological damage can also result from too much pent up emotion.