Friday, October 19, 2007

Crying is Therapeutic


According to attachment theorists, John Bowlby and Margaret Ainsworth - crying is inborn attachment behavior which is primarily an appeal for the protective presence of a parent.

Coolquiz explains –
When we become upset, our brains and bodies overreact and work overtime thus causing chemicals and hormones to be produced. Crying helps eliminate these extra chemicals that we don't need.

The chemicals and hormones disappear from our body in the form of tears. As our tears flow, they sooth our sadness or distress by withdrawing these chemical agents.

This explains why people do feel calmer or more refreshed after crying - because the tears helped rid off these sad and distressed hormones.

I like this piece of blogging as I can now bring this is very good explanation to my mummy and explain to her my need to seek her attention ... :)

Cheers !

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

dem! you're cute even why crying... your mummy must be very proud of you. :)