crying

This topic was created in the Aries forum by dward417 on Thursday, October 30, 2008 and has 9 replies.

Does Crying Help Release Stress and Cleanse the Soul

Crying helps release emotional tension and reduces stress by lowering cortisol levels. It can also provide a sense of relief and emotional clarity. While it does not literally cleanse the soul, crying allows emotional processing and can improve mental well-being over time.

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@dward417
20 Years1,000+ Posts

I was crying really hard the other day...it was just so much going on in one day i just broke down.....i hardly ever cry...but i did feel a little better afterwards....so my question is...does crying release a lot of stress?...Does it cleanse the soul?

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21 Years25,000+ PostsPisces

It depends .... if the release of tears causes shame then how can this be soul cleansing?

If the shedding of tears brought comfort and a sense of release for your anguish .. then it was good for your soul.

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@class-act-aries
19 Years500+ PostsAries

yea that happened to me few times, but only once in public, by far the worst day of my life emotionally that day i wish i was hit by the bus , it would hurt less
sometimes i squeeze few tears out but just enough to get my eyes moist, hardly ever the waterworks
but when i get like this, it doesnt really makes me feel better, actually it chocks me, i hate it i feel weak , so after a while i get angry at my self and say SCREW this! and i get better like that

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@xonsie
17 YearsAries

Allow yourself to cry...we spend too much time "doing"...just because it doesn't seem like action doesn't mean it isn't worth your time.