Well the most obvious reason is that when our eyes are irritated or dry?
Here’s help lubricate them now when it comes to tearing up a lot of animals do it humans dog
even crocodile shed tears
But did you know that tearful emotional crying is as far as we know unique to us humans?
The real question is why do we do it at all do we get anything out of crying?
It’s kind of weird that liquid comes out of our peepers at all. I’m Erica Bergman, and we’re wired that way
Why do we humans cry emotionally with tears
The short answer is we’re still figuring it out, but there’s lots of theories
Let’s take a look at human babies while a lot of other animals are born with the ability to protect and take care of themselves
humans are basically
Helpless blobs crying is their only recourse to let the adults around them know they need something
Maybe we never really outgrow an occasional bout of helplessness
when we get
overwhelmed emotionally
We cry
Which sends signals to other humans that we need some help coping?
This makes sense since we cry when we feel really extreme levels of emotion like
husband for joy
verge and surprised
If Clarke tears are assigned others that we need a little empathy it helps explain
Why emotional crying is uniquely human?
since connecting with others
Defines us as a species in fact our emotional tears
Have a different chemical composition than the tears we get from say chopping an onion
one study in the 1980s suggests emotional tears contain more protein
Which makes them stick to our faces longer and run down our cheeks more slowly?
This makes the tears more likely to be seen by others so we might cry to connect with other humans
But there are other science folks out there and one suggest that our tears are more about manipulation
When we’re young we?
Realize crying has a powerful effect, and it neutralizes other people’s anger
Someone confessing to guilt might cry to gain forgiveness from the person they hurt
this could be white tears are an integral part of lovers quarrels a
Small study even postulated that the tears of women contain a chemical substance that inhibits
male libido and aggression
Then of course. There’s the good cry Theory my favorite
You’ve probably heard people say at some point in your life that crying is good for you
Scientists are divided on this some say. There’s no difference between
Letting it all out and holding back tears when it comes to your emotional or physical well-being
Crying has no immediate impact
However some other science people have shown that while crying doesn’t give you instant relief
There’s a chance that it can help you feel better
Ninety minutes after you cry and that people who don’t cry at all are more likely to feel negative aggressive
feelings like rage
disgust
Why do you think we cry let us know your tear-jerking?
theories in the comments below or
Share your best and weirdest crying moments with us
So there you have it the science of crying we still have plenty to discover
But that’s all we’ve got oh
Don’t cry or do maybe it’s good for you after all we’re wired that way
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