Topic: Do you feel better after you cry? Interesting links prove toxin removal
lymebytes
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I had to research crying when I noticed that when I cry I literally will feel good for a day or two after.
My first few tears seem so acidic, they burn. It makes me think if my tears feel this acidic, no wonder my body hurts.
Here is one of many article I found on crying and the benefits and detox of it:
Crying is good for you Crying can be beneficial to your health. This is what many researchers are now discovering. There have been many experiments concerning the composition of tears and their healing benefits. Most researchers agree that crying can be very therapeutic. It may help heal emotions.
There seems to be a social taboo against crying, especially for boys. Many children are told to not cry. Have your parents ever said, ``Stop crying, or I'll give you something to cry about''? Well, now there is scientific proof that crying may actually be healthy!
The chemical composition of crying tears versus allergy tears is different. There is a protein found in crying tears. They seem to be more acidic. Some scientists feel that these tears are actually taking poisons from the body. Research has proven that emotions help create illness in the body. Perhaps the tears help remove the poisons that make us sick.
Dr. William Frey helped complete a study concerning human tears. The following statements summarized the findings of his group: (1) Women cry five times as much as men. (2) Typical crying episodes last 6 minutes for men and women. (3) Tears are more often shed between 7 and 10 p.m. (These were the hours during which the study was conducted). (4) No correlation of age with crying frequency exists. (5) 85 percent female and 73 percent male report they feel better after crying.
Two more really interesting links on the benefits of crying:
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feelfit
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Very interesting Dana. I love when I allow myself to cry as I do seem to feel better....unfortunately, the duration of this feel good for me is much shorter than your two days.
It takes a lot for me to cry though....at least about myself. I can cry easily for others.
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I can cry for 6 hours straight. I like to do it in the bathtub, don't know why. I also do a lot of praying in there. And I always feel better afterwards.
Keep your Kleenex closeby,
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Clarissa
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I must have detoxed a LOT in the last 3 months...you could have filled buckets with my Bart-herx tears.
It was exhausting yet cathartic.
I have "issues" with crying in front of other people. I can only sob uncontrollably by myself as my face contorts and snot comes dripping down my face...I mean, I go the whole 9 yards!
lymebytes
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Well, I have never cried more total combined in my life since getting LD.
But everytime I have cried, which the first 6 months was daily, now maybe once a week when I get that "hopeless, I will never be well feeling" that always brings on a good hardy cry.
I benefit most, the longer I cry. I must have cried an hour the other day and I swear, I felt great when it was over for almost 48 hours. Now feeling cruddy, I am TRYING to CRY so I feel better!
tickled1
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I know this is going to sound strange, and I don't know if it's happened to anyone else (probably not )but when I first started getting really sick and I really wanted and needed to cry, my body wouldn't let me.
I don't really know how to explain it but something in my chest, diaphragm or throat felt too restricted to allow me to cry.
It was agonizing because I soooo needed to cry!!
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tailz
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What do you do if your brain rewired so that you can't cry anymore? I used to cry a lot - I can't anymore, and when I do, it only lasts 30 seconds at best.
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kelmo
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quote: I know this is going to sound strange, and I don't know if it's happened to anyone else (probably not )but when I first started getting really sick and I really wanted and needed to cry, my body wouldn't let me.
I don't really know how to explain it but something in my chest, diaphragm or throat felt too restricted to allow me to cry.
It was agonizing because I soooo needed to cry!!
My daughter said these words to me last night. She feels she needs to cry but she can't even produce enough tears to keep her eyes damp. She said she feels a knot in her chest.
lymebytes
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Clarissa - how funny I am in that age group, but I don't remember the song...perfect! LOL!!
I think not being able to cry is a problem. I have been there but in another way, just emotionless, which is odd, like a part of my personality is just gone or hopeless.It is a strange feeling, like someone has stolen a part of me.
But some days,the tears will flow easily.
I honestly think if you "physcially" cannot cry and/or it causes pain in your chest or other problems, tell your LLMD, crying is very natural and should not hurt, although I am completely convinced anything can hurt with these diseases. Be sure to ask your LLMD's for sure.
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