Go Ahead and Cry
October 26, 2017 • 14,430 views
When a person cries, it serves two broad purposes, helping to provide stress reduction and mood enhancement for the crier while also influencing those around him to show increased “helping behaviors”
Crying promotes empathy and prosocial behavior, facilitates social bonding and reduces aggression
Emotional crying triggers the release of oxytocin, the “love” hormone, and endogenous opioids, aka the feel-good chemicals endorphins, that may dull physical and emotional pain
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/10/26/crying-benefits.aspx
