What do you spend more time on: crying or exercising? Are you surprised that there is a connection between these processes? And she is. And this is quite an interesting fact. Let's look at what happens to our body when we cry, and also learn about some of the beneficial properties of tears. Then everything will become clear.
But first, here are some statistics obtained from recent research. After all, it is on these results that such interesting conclusions are based. So, 33% of American women surveyed admitted that they cry at least once a week. 60% of women do not pay enough attention to physical exercise, and 25% generally ignore physical activity in any form. It is now clear that women cry much more often than they exercise. And you can also guess that during both processes the body burns calories. But is crying as beneficial for the body as regular exercise? It all depends on what kind of tears you shed.
Types of tears
Crying can have an effect on our body. On the one hand, it is positive. However, a lot depends on what type of tears you shed. According to researchers, there are three types of tears - basal, reflex and mental. The former provide our eyes with the proper level of hydration. The latter allow you to get rid of any speck that has gotten into your eye. But still others appear when a person experiences strong emotions.
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How long do you cry every day?
Prolonged crying is a reason to consult a specialist to find out the cause of this condition. It is important not to deplete the body’s defenses or cause psychological imbalance.
During the week
Crying for a week is a worrying sign. You can conduct an experiment and try to distract yourself with:
- solving everyday issues;
- watching your favorite movie;
- a walk in the fresh air;
- physical activity: running, yoga, push-ups, squats.
It is important to concentrate and direct efforts to the root cause of tears. It helps a lot of people to talk it out. Sometimes people practice talking to strangers: on a train, on a bus, and it acts like a first-class psychotherapy session.
For a month
Crying for a month can cause visual impairment. A person begins to have a headache. During this period, many resort to the use of herbal sedatives and begin to look for help outside.
People who cry at the slightest reason are often very suspicious and touchy.
This has a bad effect on your mental state and physical well-being. It is important to work through character traits that worsen your own life and the lives of those around you.
A few months
When a person cries for any reason, it can drag on for several months. With existing disorders, this only aggravates depressive disorder and feelings of depression.
Many people begin to feel fear from this condition. Unable to control crying and seek support. The rest cope on their own. Unfortunately, it is not always successful. It is necessary to be aware of the danger of such a condition and its irreversible consequences.
Throughout the year
If a person has been crying for a year, and standard methods of influence do not help him, it is recommended to consult a psychologist. In case of severe violations, the person is referred to a psychiatrist.
Crying for no reason is an alarming signal for the body and psyche.
Is it harmful to take strong sedatives? Definitely yes. Self-medication with antidepressants is not safe, as the situation only gets worse.
It is possible to become addicted to the tablets and have a withdrawal syndrome if you stop using them incorrectly or abruptly. Such medications have an extensive list of contraindications and adverse reactions.
Indifferent hypothalamus
Each of us has shed tears of happiness at some point. What about being scared or upset? These are also reasons for tears. And there can be a huge number of such reasons. And the most interesting thing is that the part of our brain responsible for our tears cannot even determine why we cry in a given situation.
We are talking about the hypothalamus, a small part of the brain about the size of an almond. When we are happy or sad, the hypothalamus performs the same task - to respond. It receives a signal from another part of the brain - the amygdala, which processes information about the emotions we experience. But what type of emotions these are, the hypothalamus cannot recognize, even when it forces the tear ducts to work hard.
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As already noted, Americans do not have the opportunity to devote much time to sports, but crying is also an exercise. Surely you have seen a child tantrum, then you understand exactly how active crying can be. Sobs shake the whole body. The skin may become blotchy and you may experience a headache. The heart experiences increased stress, the body reacts with increased sweating. This is also a kind of training for the body, during which the body actively burns calories.
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Lump in throat
When you feel tears coming, you feel a hard lump in your throat. And sometimes such a feeling arises even without any reason for sadness. You may feel a lump in your throat even when you are simply nervous. However, in reality there is no solid body in the throat. In medicine, this phenomenon is called globus sensation. In this way, our body tries to prevent tears from appearing. Thanks brain! Although there is no physical obstruction in the throat, you can relieve the unpleasant symptoms by drinking some water or eating food. No other treatment is required. When the person calms down, the lump will disappear on its own.
Healing liquid
Many scientists claim that tears have healing powers. They are purported to reduce the levels of stress hormones in the body. Therefore, such a process is useful for humans. In addition, the deep inhalations and exhalations that a crying person takes, as well as intense sweating, allow our body to rid itself of toxins. When you cry, your body releases certain chemicals that relieve physical and emotional pain. Here's a natural pain reliever that doesn't require a prescription.
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How to calm down and stop crying?
A person subconsciously reacts to external stimuli and stressful situations. Systemic vector psychology suggests using your internal vector to deal with the cause of tears.
It is important to realize where feelings and emotions are directed: inward or outward. Such skills are discussed in detail during an appointment with a personal consultant. After the session, excessive tearfulness is replaced by peace, happiness, joy, and gratitude.
To quickly calm down and stop crying, you can use the following recommendations:
- massage your ears, paying special attention to the earlobes. There are many biologically active points in the ears, the reflex action of which reduces internal tension and stress;
- do several physical exercises: squats, planks, several yoga asanas;
- take a shower or bath;
- drink herbal tea with chamomile, mint, lemon balm or cocoa;
- Cleaning or a small rearrangement of the house helps to distract oneself from unpleasant thoughts.
What to do if you constantly want to cry? Talk to a loved one, ask for support, hug. Skin-to-skin contact reduces cortisol, the main stress hormone. In case of excessive tearfulness and severe psycho-emotional state, it is recommended to consult a psychologist.
Tears kill bacteria
Tears may be more beneficial to us than many realize. They are capable of killing bacteria. In everyday life, this property can be used for disinfection. That is, if you don't have antibacterial wipes on hand, you can cry into your hands and they will become clean. Although few people would think of using tears in this way, the very fact of such an effect on bacteria opens up enormous prospects for scientists. It is now known that the protein contained in tears can even kill anthrax bacteria. And we are wasting such valuable medicine. And how many more useful discoveries will be made in the coming years! So crying, from this point of view, is a very useful process.
Cry will make you feel better: how crying affects us
It is believed that crying helps us calm down. By rocking, hugging ourselves by the shoulders and muttering something, we relieve tension. True, among the participants in experiments there are always people who, after giving vent to their feelings, declare: “I feel even worse!” That's why you see articles in scientific journals every now and then with titles like "How crying improves (though sometimes doesn't) psychological well-being." For example, Dutch researchers forced subjects to watch heartbreaking film scenes, cry at what they saw, and then at certain intervals asked about their well-being. Scientists found that the experiment participants, who shed tears and said that after the film it was not easy for them, after an hour and a half began to feel even better than before watching the tearful picture. And those who stinted on emotions did not experience any takeoff.
However, tears can affect people nearby in completely unexpected ways.
A sensational study by Israeli neuroscientists has shown that women's tears reduce sexual arousal in men.
This is not surprising: if a loved one is crying, tenderness, hugs, and sympathy are appropriate, but sex looks like an unconventional solution, because the level of testosterone and aggression naturally drops.
Evil tongues say that women's tears are a tool of manipulation, otherwise how can one explain the fact that women cry on average 5.3 times a month, and men only 1.3? But scientists know nothing about such insidiousness - handing over a handkerchief, they admit that hormones are to blame. The same testosterone restrains violent manifestations of feelings, but prolactin, which women have in excess, can contribute to emotional outpourings.
