Great article! Thanks for compiling this fascinating list of the science and art behind tears. Fascinating!
I remember reading about the release of stress through crying in the book "Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Letting Yourself Have Them" by Tina Gilbertson, and since then I gave myself permission to cry as much as I need and want.
The science is fascinating! I love that we are actually crying out our stress - that makes so much sense. Wow! Thank you for this, Victoria!
Different types of tears to release stress, express emotions and protect the eyes.
I assume the overflow and intensity of tears are the reasons for the swollen eyes, red nose and Broken blood vessels?
Non-medic, ex scientist ponderings - it's all physiological biological body-responses.
FYI https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201288/
Great article! Thanks for compiling this fascinating list of the science and art behind tears. Fascinating!
I remember reading about the release of stress through crying in the book "Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Letting Yourself Have Them" by Tina Gilbertson, and since then I gave myself permission to cry as much as I need and want.