How Culture Shapes Our Relationship With Tears Cultural attitudes toward crying vary widely across the world. Some cultures embrace public expressions of grief, viewing shared tears as essential to ...

Crying is a natural response to a wide variety of emotions, ranging from extreme sadness to extreme happiness. Since the ancient era, crying has been regarded as a natural phenomenon that helps ...

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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 ...

Sure, for some, crying may conjure a sense of weakness, or feel embarrassing, or reflect being hyper-emotional. The people who feel that way, though, could stand to learn a lot about the benefits of ...

Crying is often misunderstood as a sign of weakness or vulnerability, particularly in cultures where emotional restraint is highly valued. In reality, crying is a perfectly normal and significant ...

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They say that there's no sense in crying over spilled milk. But what do they know? Crying can get you another glass of milk if you do it loud enough. Plus, crying may serve a real physiologic purpose, ...

Many women in the workplace go to great lengths to avoid crying in front of coworkers. From slinking off to the bathroom to internally telling themselves to “buck up,” there’s a sense that crying in a ...