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Sore back? Watch a tear-jerker!

24 Wednesday Feb 2021

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If you feel achy, fire up Netflix and watch a tear-jerker movie. University of Oxford scientists found having a good cry during a movie can ease a sore back or achy joints. That’s because crying helps eliminate stress chemicals. Tears also flood the body with pain-killing endorphins. And people who watched a tear-jerker had an 18% higher pain tolerance afterward.

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Do you cry at weddings and sappy movies?

30 Wednesday Sep 2020

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Maybe even commercials that tug on our heartstrings? You’re healthy. The journal Psychological Science says people who cry in social situations are actually better at managing their emotions! That’s because crying when you’re touched by something – or even when you’re overwhelmed by happiness – is a way of processing and coping with your emotions. And when we let ourselves get emotional, we get back in control of our feelings faster.

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Are you feeling “sweepy?”

26 Tuesday Mar 2019

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That’s when you’re sleepy and weepy, and get overly emotional. And there’s a reason for it. Because when we’re sleep-deprived, activity increases in the brain area that produces emotion. Plus, when we’re tired, our ability to control our emotions is weaker.

So if you cry at commercials when you’re tired – or burst into tears when someone gives you side-eye, that’s why. You’re sweepy.

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Ladies, have you ever cried at a commercial…

29 Thursday Nov 2018

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…and wondered, “What’s wrong with me?” Well, nothing. But you are more likely than men to tear up for random reasons. According to the book Why Only Humans Weep, emotional tears are triggered by prolactin. And women naturally have more prolactin than men, because it triggers milk production after a baby is born. But even if you’re not pregnant or a mom, you still have higher levels of prolactin, making you more prone to crying.

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Do you think you may cry but don’t want to?

30 Monday May 2016

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If you’re about to cry when you shouldn’t, it’s possible to hold back your tears. Simply clear your throat. The “ahem” motion interrupts the mechanism in your nasal passages and larynx that controls crying. Then, swallow……That lifts your tongue to the roof of your mouth, blocks the soft palate, and makes it impossible to cry.

Put your phone on silent!

02 Monday May 2016

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One of the most stressful things we hear all day is our cell phone ring. In fact, studies show it’s as stressful as a parent hearing a baby cry. And it triggers our stress response, instantly. So unless you’re expecting an important call, put your phone on silent.

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