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Is crying good for health?
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Not specifically: However, being comfortable and expressive with your feelings can be advantageous. If it is uncontrollable and/or without good reason, speak to your physician. If it is normal, when you get sad about specific event, it is favorable to express your emotion in a healthy manner and not bottle them up.
Answered 1/4/2014
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Crying can be : Emotionally cathartic. Studies show that v tension ; negative affect occur during crying. Crying may suppress contentious behavior. Crying may also serve to ^ empathy in others ; to solidify interpersonal bonds. This is addressed in: http://www.Academia.Edu/457235/when_is_crying_cathartic_an_international_study.
Answered 1/11/2014
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