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Re: Crying-- a question for the science-y people

Posted By: NormalAsylum, on host 66.181.241.109
Date: Sunday, March 2, 2003, at 20:57:41
In Reply To: Re: Crying-- a question for the science-y people posted by koalamom on Saturday, March 1, 2003, at 21:39:41:

> It seems that stress homones are excreted when you're crying for emotional reasons.

> koala"not really a science-y person"mom

I don't think there would be enough hormone released to affect such a calm, though of course I know little about it.
I think one of the causes is psycho-physiological; you feel calm or better after you cry as sort of a "reward" by the brain. For example, when you stifle a yawn it's not so "fulfilling" or good as when you let yourself yawn.

"Normal"Asylum

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Re: Crying-- a question for the science-y people - Mike, the penny-stamp man - Mon, 3/3/2003, 09:49:44

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