We’ve all been there – crying our eyes out during a sad movie or after a tough day, wondering if all those tears are at least burning a few calories. Well, it turns out they actually do! I’ve ...

If you find yourself crying when someone else starts crying, you may have a few distinct personality traits that suggest ...

Crying is a natural bodily response to emotions like sadness or joy, as well as stress and pain. It's completely normal and nothing to be ashamed of, but crying doesn't come easily for everyone. Ever ...

In a world that often values emotional suppression, understanding why we cry during anger could not only transform personal ...

Crying can help lower stress by removing cortisol from the body. Emotional crying releases hormones like oxytocin and endorphins that improve mood. Crying can also improve your sleep by making you ...

Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / AJR_photo. That box of tissues isn’t just for mopping up your emotions—those tears you’ve been holding back at work, in traffic, or during that commercial with the ...

The ability to show and feel your emotions is a different kind of strength, and that's why people who cry during movies are ...

From then on, the literature of crying is sparse, although cultural historian Tom Lutz’s book Crying: The Natural and Cultural History of Tears usefully defines it as “a surplus of feeling over ...

Terminator: Why do you cry? John Connor: You mean people? Terminator: Yes. John Connor: I don't know. We just cry. You know. When it hurts. Terminator: Pain causes it? John Connor: Uh-uh, no, it's ...

From a psychiatric perspective, emotional development depends on one simple but crucial skill: recognising emotions and responding to them appropriately.