Crying is a human instinct, an expression of human emotions, and also a kind of self-protection.
William fry, a psychologist at the University of Minnesota in the United States, has studied crying for five years. The results show that men cry at most seven times in a month, while women cry more than 30 times. Hassen, an evolutionary biologist at Tel Aviv University in Israel, said that crying is a highly evolved behavior of human beings. Like language, only human beings can cry in a real sense.
crying is an emotional expression and self-protection.
Zhang Tianbu, chief physician of the Department of psychology of Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, told this reporter that although sadness and sadness are the most powerful “tear gas”, in addition, happiness, anger and fear can make people cry, such as crying when they are too afraid, crying when they are too happy, and crying when they are angry. It should be said that all these are a normal behavioral reaction of human beings.
A recent study by Hassan found that tears can even send a signal of self-protection. It will blur people’s vision and prevent them from making aggressive behavior towards others; At the same time, it can show its own vulnerability, so that the other side can reduce its vigilance and hostility, and will not casually do harm; Further, when the other party sees a tearful face, it will also trigger compassion and give support unconsciously.
On the other hand, crying is an important means of emotional communication, which can establish the relationship between people. When you shed unbridled tears in front of others, you are sending such a signal: I am sharing my most vulnerable feelings with you, and you have seen my most true side. When the other party sees all this, they will think that you trust him and the two sides can become friends.
Of course, crying does not always mean vulnerability. It can help the human body release pressure, which is very beneficial to maintaining physical health and mental balance. For example, babies use crying to promote the growth of lungs. Women love crying and live longer than men.
Fry made an interesting experiment: he let a group of people watch touching movies and collect their tears because of being moved; Ask the other group to cut onions and collect their tears from burning eyes. The results showed that the “emotional tears” shed by moving contained catecholamines, while the “reflex tears” did not.
Frey pointed out that catecholamine is a chemical released by the brain under emotional stress. If it accumulates too much in the body, it is easy to increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It is very necessary for people to shed “emotional tears” at the right time, which is to “detoxify” the body and psychology. Therefore, don’t hold on when you should cry.
easily cry melancholy
One third of the people did not relieve their emotions after crying, and experts recommended that they cry for 15 minutes at most
Everyone will cry, but the difference is that some people are more “cold-blooded” and won’t cry when they see anything; Some people are born with shallow eye sockets, and even a trifle can make them fall off. In this regard, Xie Shiping, director of the second Department of psychiatry of Nanjing Brain Hospital, pointed out that people who cry often have the characteristics of melancholy.
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