How is Crying Essential for Health

Crying is essential to human health. Just as sweating is necessary for heat regulation, crying is necessary for emotional regulation.

Unfortunately, our society reacts to crying with fear and contempt. Crying is often seen as a lack of control and as a sign of weakness. In fact, strong or prolonged bouts of crying are considered a symptom of emotional illness, when in reality, they are an attempt to heal.

Natural systems - whether rivers, trees, or people - all require a steady flow of nutrients and energy in and out. If the flow is blocked in any way, a problem or sickness will occur.

Crying is an essential outflow. When our system is in pain, it moves some of the destructive energy out through movement, sound, and crying. If we are holding onto older hurts and traumas, crying can get us in touch with those feelings and help us to purge them and rebalance.

Unfortunately, our natural ability to cry, and thus to heal, has been suppressed. Crying is part of our emotional immune system, and we desperately need to get it back.

It seems like such a simple thing, but many of us have forgotten how to really cry. We get "misty" in a movie and think we're emotional. We sniffle, drop a few tears, and think we are crying. But a dripping tap isn't Niagara Falls.

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